1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1854 occurred on October 10, 1854. Incumbent governor William Bigler, a Democrat, was a candidate for re-election but was defeated by Whig candidate James Pollock. Bigler became the last sitting governor of state to be defeated for reelection until Tom Corbett in 2014. Also the last time someone that wasn’t democratic or republican won a governor election in pa.

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854

October 10, 1854

Nominee James Pollock William Bigler Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 203,822 166,991 Percentage 54.6% 44.8%

County Results Pollock:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Bigler:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election William Bigler Democratic Elected Governor James Pollock Whig

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	James Pollock	203,822	54.64
	Democratic	William Bigler (incumbent)	166,991	44.77
	Free Soil	B. Rush Bradford	2,194	0.59
	N/A	Others	33	0.01
Total votes			373,040	100.00
	Whig gain from Democratic

References

1. "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 2 May 2013.