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  PA Lt. Governor
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OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 07, 1886 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1886 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1886 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 18, 1887 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1891 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler March 30, 2020 07:57am
Data SourcesPennsylvania Manual (1935), p. 880; Scranton Republican, 11/24/1886. None of the newspapers in 1886 carried the totals of Barker and Parker, so their totals are estimated here based on the total in the race for governor.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1882
NameChauncey F. Black Votes353,642 (47.86%)
Term01/16/1883 - 01/18/1887 Margin36,028 (+4.88%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/04/1890
NameLouis A. Watres Votes467,371 (50.27%)
Term01/20/1891 - 01/15/1895 Margin22,365 (+2.41%)
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Name William T. Davies R. Bruce Ricketts Rep. Abraham A. Barker John Parker  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition Greenback  
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Certified Votes 413,345 (50.40%) 370,123 (45.13%) 32,000 (3.90%) 4,700 (0.57%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -43,222 (-5.27%) -381,345 (-46.50%) -408,645 (-49.82%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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