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1882 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Robert E. Pattison won the 1882 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Robert E. Pattison received 355,791 popular votes (47.8%). The main challenger was James A. Beaver (42.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Pattison and Beaver

Pattison +5.4 pts · won by 40,202 votes
Robert E. PattisonDemocraticWINNER47.8%
355,791 votes
James A. BeaverRepublican42.4%
315,589 votes
John StewartRepublican5.9%
43,743 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.9% 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.