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1926 Pennsylvania governor election
John Stuchell Fisher (Republican) beat Eugene C. Bonniwell (Democrat) in Pennsylvania in 1926, 73.3% to 24.3%, a margin of 49.0 points and 737,543 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1922, when Gifford Pinchot won.
Republicans led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Philadelphia, cast 385,383 votes and went to the Republican by 63.7 points. The closest was Monroe, where 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Stuchell Fisher won | Republican | 1,102,823 | 73.3% |
| Eugene C. Bonniwell | Democratic | 365,280 | 24.3% |
| All other candidates | 35,565 | 2.4% | |
| Total | 1,503,668 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 66,942 17.4% | 312,492 81.1% | 5,949 | 385,383 | R+63.7 |
| Allegheny | 29,473 18.3% | 125,063 77.5% | 6,885 | 161,421 | R+59.2 |
| Luzerne | 16,616 25.1% | 46,862 70.7% | 2,779 | 66,257 | R+45.6 |
| Lackawanna | 13,500 29.4% | 31,673 68.9% | 794 | 45,967 | R+39.5 |
| Schuylkill | 15,912 37.4% | 24,944 58.7% | 1,639 | 42,495 | R+21.3 |
| Lancaster | 10,562 25.5% | 30,240 72.9% | 677 | 41,479 | R+47.4 |
| Westmoreland | 7,188 18.7% | 29,491 76.7% | 1,761 | 38,440 | R+58.0 |
| Montgomery | 7,923 21.1% | 28,888 76.9% | 773 | 37,584 | R+55.8 |
| Berks | 14,486 41.8% | 17,161 49.5% | 3,029 | 34,676 | R+7.7 |
| Delaware | 5,910 17.2% | 27,555 80.2% | 885 | 34,350 | R+63.0 |
| Dauphin | 5,944 18.1% | 25,632 78.0% | 1,289 | 32,865 | R+59.9 |
| Cambria | 10,258 34.4% | 17,169 57.6% | 2,387 | 29,814 | R+23.2 |
| Northampton | 11,883 42.8% | 15,202 54.8% | 661 | 27,746 | R+12.0 |
| York | 8,747 31.6% | 18,284 66.0% | 668 | 27,699 | R+34.4 |
| Lehigh | 10,358 39.9% | 14,938 57.6% | 635 | 25,931 | R+17.7 |
| Washington | 4,802 20.8% | 17,048 73.9% | 1,222 | 23,072 | R+53.1 |
| Northumberland | 8,191 37.5% | 12,815 58.7% | 816 | 21,822 | R+21.2 |
| Chester | 3,662 16.9% | 17,426 80.5% | 566 | 21,654 | R+63.6 |
| Fayette | 4,623 23.7% | 14,105 72.3% | 773 | 19,501 | R+48.6 |
| Blair | 4,245 22.2% | 13,640 71.4% | 1,224 | 19,109 | R+49.2 |
| Bucks | 4,671 27.1% | 12,125 70.2% | 465 | 17,261 | R+43.2 |
| Erie | 2,438 15.6% | 12,476 79.6% | 751 | 15,665 | R+64.1 |
| Beaver | 2,766 18.3% | 11,641 76.8% | 742 | 15,149 | R+58.6 |
| Lycoming | 3,586 24.4% | 10,082 68.6% | 1,037 | 14,705 | R+44.2 |
| Clearfield | 3,440 23.9% | 10,001 69.5% | 953 | 14,394 | R+45.6 |
| Carbon | 5,452 38.0% | 8,443 58.9% | 437 | 14,332 | R+20.9 |
| Cumberland | 4,050 28.5% | 9,699 68.3% | 447 | 14,196 | R+39.8 |
| Mercer | 2,136 16.9% | 9,856 78.0% | 647 | 12,639 | R+61.1 |
| Lawrence | 2,216 19.7% | 8,497 75.4% | 562 | 11,275 | R+55.7 |
| Jefferson | 1,908 17.4% | 8,217 75.0% | 832 | 10,957 | R+57.6 |
| Indiana | 928 8.8% | 9,100 86.7% | 462 | 10,490 | R+77.9 |
| Columbia | 3,967 38.5% | 5,997 58.1% | 352 | 10,316 | R+19.7 |
| Bradford | 1,543 15.2% | 8,107 79.8% | 504 | 10,154 | R+64.6 |
| Butler | 2,196 21.7% | 7,467 73.9% | 447 | 10,110 | R+52.1 |
| Franklin | 2,497 25.3% | 7,113 72.2% | 246 | 9,856 | R+46.8 |
| Armstrong | 1,533 15.7% | 7,865 80.7% | 350 | 9,748 | R+65.0 |
| Centre | 2,512 26.6% | 6,647 70.4% | 288 | 9,447 | R+43.8 |
| Venango | 1,424 16.7% | 6,611 77.4% | 501 | 8,536 | R+60.8 |
| Crawford | 2,071 24.3% | 5,931 69.7% | 512 | 8,514 | R+45.3 |
| Adams | 3,303 41.0% | 4,628 57.4% | 126 | 8,057 | R+16.4 |
| Somerset | 1,160 14.9% | 6,255 80.2% | 384 | 7,799 | R+65.3 |
| McKean | 1,682 21.6% | 5,467 70.3% | 629 | 7,778 | R+48.7 |
| Lebanon | 1,778 23.5% | 5,562 73.4% | 241 | 7,581 | R+49.9 |
| Clarion | 2,633 35.0% | 4,541 60.4% | 339 | 7,513 | R+25.4 |
| Wayne | 1,929 27.7% | 4,837 69.4% | 202 | 6,968 | R+41.7 |
| Elk | 940 14.5% | 5,308 81.9% | 237 | 6,485 | R+67.4 |
| Warren | 1,145 18.0% | 4,688 73.6% | 533 | 6,366 | R+55.7 |
| Perry | 1,875 29.8% | 4,285 68.1% | 133 | 6,293 | R+38.3 |
| Greene | 2,442 39.1% | 3,598 57.6% | 205 | 6,245 | R+18.5 |
| Clinton | 1,801 29.6% | 4,019 66.0% | 270 | 6,090 | R+36.4 |
| Huntingdon | 941 16.1% | 4,598 78.6% | 308 | 5,847 | R+62.5 |
| Tioga | 799 13.9% | 4,488 78.3% | 446 | 5,733 | R+64.3 |
| Susquehanna | 1,417 25.1% | 3,963 70.3% | 258 | 5,638 | R+45.2 |
| Bedford | 1,388 25.0% | 3,943 70.9% | 227 | 5,558 | R+46.0 |
| Monroe | 2,631 48.6% | 2,655 49.0% | 128 | 5,414 | R+0.4 |
| Mifflin | 953 21.2% | 3,364 74.8% | 178 | 4,495 | R+53.6 |
| Wyoming | 847 19.9% | 3,254 76.5% | 153 | 4,254 | R+56.6 |
| Union | 478 13.1% | 3,099 85.1% | 65 | 3,642 | R+72.0 |
| Juniata | 905 26.6% | 2,400 70.6% | 95 | 3,400 | R+44.0 |
| Montour | 1,382 42.0% | 1,808 54.9% | 101 | 3,291 | R+12.9 |
| Potter | 674 22.8% | 2,127 72.0% | 153 | 2,954 | R+49.2 |
| Snyder | 452 18.0% | 1,997 79.7% | 58 | 2,507 | R+61.6 |
| Pike | 1,135 46.2% | 1,252 50.9% | 71 | 2,458 | R+4.8 |
| Fulton | 1,113 45.5% | 1,301 53.2% | 32 | 2,446 | R+7.7 |
| Sullivan | 425 27.3% | 1,061 68.2% | 69 | 1,555 | R+40.9 |
| Cameron | 219 15.3% | 1,175 82.1% | 38 | 1,432 | R+66.8 |
| Forest | 128 14.9% | 647 75.2% | 85 | 860 | R+60.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1926; 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 |