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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 07, 1930 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 1930 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1930 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1931 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1935 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH July 11, 2011 08:18pm
Data SourcesPa. Manual 1935, p. 411.

Pinchot received 1,036,605 votes as the Republican nominee, 31,909 votes as the Prohibition nominee, and 462 write-in votes counted as the Independent. His vote totals 1,068,976 rather than the certified 1,068,874.

Hemphill received 643,170 votes as the Democratic nominee, 366,572 votes as the Liberal nominee, and 462 write-in votes counted as Independent.

[Note that the two major nominees received the same number of write-in votes.]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1926
NameJohn S. Fisher Votes1,102,823 (73.34%)
Term01/20/1927 - 01/20/1931 Margin737,543 (+49.05%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1934
NameGeorge H. Earle Votes1,476,467 (50.04%)
Term01/20/1935 - 01/20/1939 Margin66,329 (+2.25%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Gifford Pinchot John M. Hemphill Party Leader James Hudson Maurer Frank Mozer (W) Others  
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Communist Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,068,874 (50.77%) 1,010,204 (47.98%) 21,036 (1.00%) 5,267 (0.25%) 64 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -58,670 (-2.79%) -1,047,838 (-49.77%) -1,063,607 (-50.52%) -1,068,810 (-50.76%)  
Fusion Votes
R Republican1,036,605
PRB Prohibition31,909
I Independent360
D Democratic643,170
L Liberal366,572
I Independent462
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I E Pluribus Unum
D Amos Pinchot
LBR Old LW
R William Scott Vare
IS Sesel
 


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