Election 1918 Results
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1918 Pennsylvania governor election
William Cameron Sproul (Republican) beat Eugene C. Bonniwell (Democrat) in Pennsylvania in 1918, 61.1% to 33.7%, a margin of 27.3 points and 247,222 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1914, when Martin Grove Brumbaugh won.
Republicans led in 58 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 9. The largest, Philadelphia, cast 216,040 votes and went to the Republican by 44.2 points. The closest was Fulton, where 9 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Cameron Sproul won | Republican | 552,537 | 61.1% |
| Eugene C. Bonniwell | Democratic | 305,315 | 33.7% |
| All other candidates | 47,183 | 5.2% | |
| Total | 905,035 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 56,421 26.1% | 151,964 70.3% | 7,655 | 216,040 | R+44.2 |
| Allegheny | 27,328 31.6% | 50,537 58.4% | 8,655 | 86,520 | R+26.8 |
| Luzerne | 15,119 45.9% | 16,391 49.8% | 1,405 | 32,915 | R+3.9 |
| Schuylkill | 11,167 45.5% | 12,378 50.4% | 1,001 | 24,546 | R+4.9 |
| Montgomery | 7,228 30.2% | 15,829 66.1% | 903 | 23,960 | R+35.9 |
| Lackawanna | 10,886 46.8% | 11,717 50.3% | 677 | 23,280 | R+3.6 |
| York | 9,731 42.0% | 12,186 52.7% | 1,225 | 23,142 | R+10.6 |
| Lancaster | 4,572 19.9% | 17,496 76.3% | 854 | 22,922 | R+56.4 |
| Berks | 11,930 52.5% | 8,444 37.1% | 2,357 | 22,731 | D+15.3 |
| Westmoreland | 8,206 38.4% | 10,940 51.3% | 2,200 | 21,346 | R+12.8 |
| Dauphin | 5,027 24.5% | 13,593 66.3% | 1,878 | 20,498 | R+41.8 |
| Delaware | 3,791 19.6% | 14,606 75.7% | 904 | 19,301 | R+56.0 |
| Lehigh | 7,903 49.0% | 7,340 45.5% | 888 | 16,131 | D+3.5 |
| Fayette | 5,556 35.4% | 9,253 59.0% | 880 | 15,689 | R+23.6 |
| Cambria | 5,830 38.4% | 8,214 54.1% | 1,140 | 15,184 | R+15.7 |
| Northampton | 6,644 46.0% | 6,340 43.9% | 1,457 | 14,441 | D+2.1 |
| Washington | 4,034 29.3% | 8,707 63.3% | 1,011 | 13,752 | R+34.0 |
| Northumberland | 5,912 43.3% | 6,961 51.0% | 781 | 13,654 | R+7.7 |
| Erie | 5,216 38.5% | 6,721 49.6% | 1,611 | 13,548 | R+11.1 |
| Bucks | 4,645 36.2% | 7,728 60.2% | 455 | 12,828 | R+24.0 |
| Chester | 2,935 23.3% | 9,172 72.7% | 510 | 12,617 | R+49.4 |
| Blair | 4,074 32.7% | 7,557 60.7% | 814 | 12,445 | R+28.0 |
| Lycoming | 4,009 37.3% | 5,142 47.9% | 1,593 | 10,744 | R+10.5 |
| Clearfield | 3,536 36.0% | 5,135 52.3% | 1,146 | 9,817 | R+16.3 |
| Mercer | 2,702 27.7% | 4,897 50.1% | 2,171 | 9,770 | R+22.5 |
| Cumberland | 2,745 31.9% | 5,046 58.6% | 824 | 8,615 | R+26.7 |
| Crawford | 2,801 33.4% | 4,553 54.2% | 1,041 | 8,395 | R+20.9 |
| Somerset | 1,581 19.0% | 6,098 73.4% | 633 | 8,312 | R+54.3 |
| Beaver | 2,350 28.9% | 4,819 59.3% | 963 | 8,132 | R+30.4 |
| Franklin | 2,681 34.7% | 4,607 59.7% | 432 | 7,720 | R+24.9 |
| Butler | 2,014 27.9% | 4,179 57.9% | 1,026 | 7,219 | R+30.0 |
| Lebanon | 1,661 24.0% | 4,891 70.6% | 376 | 6,928 | R+46.6 |
| Columbia | 3,746 54.3% | 2,823 40.9% | 328 | 6,897 | D+13.4 |
| Bradford | 1,404 20.6% | 4,933 72.5% | 466 | 6,803 | R+51.9 |
| Centre | 2,287 34.6% | 3,965 60.0% | 353 | 6,605 | R+25.4 |
| Carbon | 3,142 48.2% | 3,077 47.3% | 293 | 6,512 | D+1.0 |
| Indiana | 993 16.1% | 4,310 69.9% | 866 | 6,169 | R+53.8 |
| Adams | 2,620 43.6% | 3,160 52.5% | 234 | 6,014 | R+9.0 |
| Armstrong | 1,414 23.7% | 4,098 68.6% | 462 | 5,974 | R+44.9 |
| Venango | 1,525 26.3% | 3,218 55.5% | 1,053 | 5,796 | R+29.2 |
| Lawrence | 1,269 21.9% | 3,574 61.7% | 945 | 5,788 | R+39.8 |
| Bedford | 1,547 28.6% | 3,549 65.5% | 319 | 5,415 | R+37.0 |
| Jefferson | 1,372 25.4% | 3,546 65.6% | 485 | 5,403 | R+40.2 |
| McKean | 1,544 28.7% | 3,257 60.4% | 588 | 5,389 | R+31.8 |
| Warren | 1,187 23.2% | 3,025 59.0% | 915 | 5,127 | R+35.8 |
| Greene | 2,677 55.5% | 2,009 41.6% | 140 | 4,826 | D+13.8 |
| Tioga | 666 14.1% | 3,801 80.5% | 254 | 4,721 | R+66.4 |
| Susquehanna | 1,368 30.0% | 2,896 63.5% | 299 | 4,563 | R+33.5 |
| Huntingdon | 997 21.9% | 3,340 73.4% | 214 | 4,551 | R+51.5 |
| Clinton | 1,471 35.8% | 2,364 57.5% | 274 | 4,109 | R+21.7 |
| Clarion | 1,461 36.0% | 1,942 47.8% | 658 | 4,061 | R+11.8 |
| Perry | 1,244 31.5% | 2,465 62.5% | 234 | 3,943 | R+31.0 |
| Wayne | 1,205 31.3% | 2,335 60.6% | 310 | 3,850 | R+29.4 |
| Elk | 1,552 46.0% | 1,536 45.5% | 288 | 3,376 | D+0.5 |
| Mifflin | 884 27.4% | 2,137 66.2% | 209 | 3,230 | R+38.8 |
| Monroe | 1,339 48.0% | 1,073 38.5% | 377 | 2,789 | D+9.5 |
| Potter | 725 26.3% | 1,792 65.1% | 236 | 2,753 | R+38.8 |
| Union | 645 23.8% | 1,892 69.9% | 171 | 2,708 | R+46.0 |
| Snyder | 607 24.5% | 1,742 70.2% | 133 | 2,482 | R+45.7 |
| Juniata | 785 34.7% | 1,355 59.9% | 121 | 2,261 | R+25.2 |
| Montour | 905 45.9% | 942 47.8% | 124 | 1,971 | R+1.9 |
| Wyoming | 534 27.7% | 1,278 66.4% | 114 | 1,926 | R+38.6 |
| Fulton | 774 48.8% | 783 49.3% | 30 | 1,587 | R+0.6 |
| Sullivan | 615 40.5% | 771 50.7% | 134 | 1,520 | R+10.3 |
| Pike | 511 53.7% | 370 38.9% | 71 | 952 | D+14.8 |
| Forest | 234 25.3% | 527 57.0% | 164 | 925 | R+31.7 |
| Cameron | 234 26.1% | 597 66.6% | 66 | 897 | R+40.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1918; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Pennsylvania governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Josh Shapiro (D) | D+14.8 |
| 2018 | Thomas W Wolf (D) | D+17.1 |
| 2014 | Thomas W. Wolf (D) | D+9.9 |
| 2010 | Tom Corbett (R) | R+9.0 |
| 2006 | Edward G. Rendell (D) | D+20.7 |
| 2002 | Edward G. Rendell (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1998 | Tom Ridge (R) | R+26.4 |
| 1994 | Tom Ridge (R) | R+5.5 |
| 1990 | Robert Casey (D) | D+35.3 |
| 1986 | Robert Casey (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1982 | Richard Thornburgh (R) | R+2.7 |
| 1978 | Richard Thornburgh (R) | R+6.1 |
| 1974 | Milton J. Shapp (D) | D+8.6 |
| 1970 | Milton J. Shapp (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1966 | Raymond P. Shafer (R) | R+6.0 |
| 1962 | William W. Scranton (R) | R+11.1 |
| 1958 | David L. Lawrence (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1954 | George M. Leader (D) | D+7.5 |
| 1950 | John S. Fine (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1946 | James H. Duff (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1942 | Edward Martin (R) | R+8.5 |
| 1938 | Arthur H. James (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1934 | George H. Earle (D) | D+2.2 |
| 1930 | Gifford Pinchot (R) | R+2.8 |
| 1926 | John Stuchell Fisher (R) | R+49.0 |
| 1922 | Gifford Pinchot (R) | R+17.1 |
| 1918 | William Cameron Sproul (R) | R+27.3 |
| 1914 | Martin Grove Brumbaugh (R) | R+12.2 |
| 1910 | John K. Tener (R) | R+28.7 |
| 1906 | Edwin Sydney Stuart (R) | R+4.8 |
| 1902 | Samuel W. Pennypacker (R) | R+13.0 |
| 1898 | William A. Stone (R) | R+12.1 |
| 1894 | Daniel H. Hastings (R) | R+25.3 |
| 1890 | Robert E. Pattison (D) | D+1.8 |
| 1886 | James A. Beaver (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1882 | Robert E. Pattison (D) | D+5.4 |
| 1878 | Henry Martyn Hoyt (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1875 | John Frederick Hartranft (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1872 | John Frederick Hartranft (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1869 | John White Geary (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1866 | John White Geary (R) | R+2.9 |