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1950 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

Pennsylvania · 2 candidates · See every 1950 Governor race

Who won the 1950 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

John Fine won the 1950 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. John Fine received 1,796,119 popular votes (50.7%). The main challenger was Richardson Dilworth (48.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Fine and Dilworth

Fine +2.4 pts · won by 85,764 votes
John FineRepublicanWINNER50.7%
1,796,119 votes
Richardson DilworthDemocratic48.3%
1,710,355 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% 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.