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1890 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Robert E. Pattison won the 1890 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Robert E. Pattison received 464,209 popular votes (50%). The main challenger was George Delamater (48.2%).

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

Pattison +1.8 pts · won by 16,554 votes
Robert E. PattisonDemocraticWINNER50%
464,209 votes
George DelamaterRepublican48.2%
447,655 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.