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1860 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1860 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew Gregg Curtin won the 1860 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Andrew Gregg Curtin received 262,346 popular votes (53.26%). The main challenger was Henry Donnel Foster (46.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtin and Foster

Curtin +6.5 pts · won by 32,116 votes
Andrew Gregg CurtinRepublicanWINNER53.26%
262,346 votes
Henry Donnel FosterDemocratic46.74%
230,230 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.