Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1838

CountyTotal VoteDemocratAnti-MasonicPluralityWinnerPct Anti-MasonicPct Democrat
David R. Porter
Joseph Ritner
Pennsylvania250146127821 122325-5496
D
48.9051.10
Adams4845153533101775
A-M
68.3231.68
Allegheny10543450560381533
A-M
57.2742.73
Armstrong429127811510-1271
D
35.1964.81
Beaver438819312457526
A-M
55.9944.01
Bedford467423842290-94
D
48.9951.01
Berks1031671013215-3886
D
31.1768.83
Bradford463924202219-201
D
47.8352.17
Bucks870045534147-406
D
47.6752.33
Butler33531653170047
A-M
50.7049.30
Cambria1606844762-82
D
47.4552.55
Centre405625891467-1122
D
36.1763.83
Chester949845274971444
A-M
52.3447.66
Clearfield1266792474-318
D
37.4462.56
Columbia370426161088-1528
D
29.3770.63
Crawford426123041957-347
D
45.9354.07
Cumberland505927432316-427
D
45.7854.22
Dauphin *478719442843899
A-M
59.3940.61
Delaware299412631731468
A-M
57.8242.18
Erie4312156527471182
A-M
63.7136.29
Fayette477227881984-804
D
41.5858.42
Franklin537528152560-255
D
47.6352.37
Greene295818491109-740
D
37.4962.51
Huntingdon644827613687926
A-M
57.1842.82
Indiana298512621723461
A-M
57.7242.28
Jefferson1012591421-170
D
41.6058.40
Juniata19121049863-186
D
45.1454.86
Lancaster14061550385583055
A-M
60.8639.14
Lebanon378115532228675
A-M
58.9341.07
Lehigh480924602349-111
D
48.8551.15
Luzerne572431322592-540
D
45.2854.72
Lycoming *405124961555-941
D
38.3961.61
McKean346219127-92
D
36.7163.29
Mercer526123262935609
A-M
55.7944.21
Mifflin228611771109-68
D
48.5151.49
Monroe15891223366-857
D
23.0376.97
Montgomery830645583748-810
D
45.1254.88
Northampton620036342566-1068
D
41.3958.61
Northumberland330821441164-980
D
35.1964.81
Perry27991916883-1033
D
31.5568.45
Philadelphia City10359315672034047
A-M
69.5330.47
Philadelphia *11167488562821397
A-M
56.2643.74
Pike643526117-409
D
18.2081.80
Potter34427668-208
D
19.7780.23
Schuylkill377922711508-763
D
39.9060.10
Somerset312788322441361
A-M
71.7628.24
Susquehanna279415301264-266
D
45.2454.76
Tioga20421448594-854
D
29.0970.91
Union386315952268673
A-M
58.7141.29
Venango25931765828-937
D
31.9368.07
Warren1242700542-158
D
43.6456.36
Washington69893461352867
A-M
50.4849.52
Wayne16001062538-524
D
33.6266.38
Westmoreland687645612315-2246
D
33.6766.33
York745341963257-939
D
43.7056.30

Sources: Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which Commenced . . . on the Fourth Day of December, 1838, volume 1, pages 42-43;The Politician's Register, 1840, pages 11-12, list the rejected votes
Dauphin County: Two polls held in Hanover. Vote at the Porter poll (221) was rejected.
Lycoming County: Vote of Youngwomanstown (Porter 45; Ritner 591) was rejected
Philadelphia County: Vote of the Northern Liberties (Porter 5272; Ritner 3112) was rejected.
The recorded vote, including those rejected, was 133,555 for Porter; 126,029 for Ritner.
(Revised 2 December 2001)

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