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1946 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Jim Duff won the 1946 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Jim Duff received 1,828,462 popular votes (58.53%). The main challenger was John Rice (40.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Duff and Rice

Duff +17.9 pts · won by 557,515 votes
Jim DuffRepublicanWINNER58.53%
1,828,462 votes
John RiceDemocratic40.68%
1,270,947 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.