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1942 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1942 Governor race

Who won the 1942 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Edward Martin won the 1942 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Edward Martin received 1,367,531 popular votes (53.67%). The main challenger was F. Clair Ross (45.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Martin and Ross

Martin +8.5 pts · won by 217,634 votes
Edward MartinRepublicanWINNER53.67%
1,367,531 votes
F. Clair RossDemocratic45.13%
1,149,897 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% 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.