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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 07, 1934 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1934 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1934 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1935 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1939 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH July 23, 2009 01:39am
Data SourcesPennsylvania Manual 1935, p. 411.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1930
NameGifford Pinchot Votes1,068,874 (50.77%)
Term01/20/1931 - 01/20/1935 Margin58,670 (+2.79%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1938
NameArthur H. James Votes2,035,340 (53.39%)
Term01/20/1939 - 01/20/1943 Margin279,148 (+7.32%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 15, 1934 PA Governor - R Primary
William A. Schnader
R 1,221,590
May 15, 1934 PA Governor - D Primary
George H. Earle
D 571,067
May 15, 1934 PA Governor - PRB Primary
Herbert T. Ames
PRB 1,328
May 15, 1934 PA Governor - SOC Primary
Jesse H. Holmes
S 2,865

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Name Ambassador George H. Earle William A. Schnader Jesse H. Holmes Herbert T. Ames Emmett Patrick Cush Bess Gyekis (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Prohibition Communist Industrial Labor Independent
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Certified Votes 1,476,467 (50.04%) 1,410,138 (47.79%) 42,417 (1.44%) 13,521 (0.46%) 5,584 (0.19%) 2,272 (0.08%) 47 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -66,329 (-2.25%) -1,434,050 (-48.60%) -1,462,946 (-49.58%) -1,470,883 (-49.85%) -1,474,195 (-49.97%) -1,476,420 (-50.04%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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