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1875 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1875 Governor race

Who won the 1875 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

John F. Hartranft won the 1875 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. John F. Hartranft received 304,175 popular votes (49.9%). The main challenger was Cyrus L. Pershing (47.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Hartranft and Pershing

Hartranft +2.0 pts · won by 12,030 votes
John F. HartranftRepublicanWINNER49.9%
304,175 votes
Cyrus L. PershingDemocratic47.9%
292,145 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.