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1817 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1817 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

William Findlay won the 1817 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. William Findlay received 66,331 popular votes (52.8%). The main challenger was Joseph Hiester (47.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Findlay and Hiester

Findlay +5.6 pts · won by 7,059 votes
William FindlayDemocraticWINNER52.8%
66,331 votes
Joseph HiesterFederalist Party47.2%
59,272 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.