Gifford Pinchot, Governor

Gifford Pinchot

Governor
Born
August 11, 1865
Died
October 4, 1946
Age at death
81
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1922–1930
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pinchot1.9M
Opponents1.6M
2
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1930, Gifford Pinchot ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Pinchot's biggest single-election total was 1,068,874 votes, in the 1930 governor election in Pennsylvania.

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How many votes has Gifford Pinchot received?

Gifford Pinchot has received 1,900,570 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Gifford Pinchot’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1930GovernorPennsylvaniaWon1,068,87450.77%John M. Hemphill
1922GovernorPennsylvaniaWon831,69656.79%John A. McSparran
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q534301). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Gifford Pinchot: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/gifford-pinchot-pennsylvania. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.