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1954 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

George M. Leader won the 1954 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. George M. Leader received 1,996,266 popular votes (53.7%). The main challenger was Lloyd Wood (46.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Leader and Wood

Leader +7.5 pts · won by 279,196 votes
George M. LeaderDemocraticWINNER53.7%
1,996,266 votes
Lloyd WoodRepublican46.2%
1,717,070 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.