Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1841

CountyTotal VoteWhigDemocratPluralityWinnerAbolitionPct WhigPct Democrat
John Banks
David R. Porter
F. Julius Lemoyne
Pennsylvania250740113473 136504-23031
D
76345.4054.60
Adams354619411599342
W
654.8345.17
Allegheny941150684281787
W
6254.2145.79
Armstrong *27549981756-726
D
37.5662.44
Beaver401521581751407
W
55.2144.79
Bedford481122612550-289
D
647.0053.00
Berks1042029257495-4570
D
28.0771.93
Bradford487521432705-562
D
2744.2055.80
Bucks850440664412-346
D
2647.9652.04
Butler33901716167442
W
50.6249.38
Cambria1684810874-64
D
48.1051.90
Centre343911262300-1174
D
1332.8767.13
Chester927647114565146
W
50.7949.21
Clarion20555551500-945
D
27.0172.99
Clearfield1305419886-467
D
32.1167.89
Clinton1389603786-183
D
43.4156.59
Columbia367211032569-1466
D
30.0469.96
Crawford491520992815-716
D
142.7157.29
Cumberland471819972721-724
D
42.3357.67
Dauphin490226492249400
W
454.0845.92
Delaware288715781289289
W
2055.0444.96
Erie4851295618551101
W
4061.4438.56
Fayette457618122749-937
D
1539.7360.27
Franklin541526362779-143
D
48.6851.32
Greene27159491763-814
D
334.9965.01
Huntingdon580932582551707
W
56.0943.91
Indiana276015571195362
W
856.5843.42
Jefferson1125447678-231
D
39.7360.27
Juniata1839868971-103
D
47.2052.80
Lancaster12999808549143171
W
62.2037.80
Lebanon338218401542298
W
54.4145.59
Lehigh488123282553-225
D
47.7052.30
Luzerne563121943426-1232
D
1139.0460.96
Lycoming365413932261-868
D
38.1261.88
McKean435199236-43
D
45.1254.88
Mercer512727602318444
W
4954.3745.63
Mifflin245411241324-200
D
645.9254.08
Monroe15622691293-1024
D
17.2282.78
Montgomery758531444402-1258
D
3941.6658.34
Northampton576923023467-1165
D
39.9060.10
Northumberland330511432162-1019
D
34.5865.42
Perry26978701827-957
D
32.2667.74
Philadelphia City10468592043801540
W
57.4842.52
Philadelphia18447734811099-3751
D
168*39.8360.17
Pike61474540-466
D
12.0587.95
Potter525154365-211
D
629.6770.33
Schuylkill382314152408-993
D
37.0162.99
Somerset264518537921061
W
70.0629.94
Susquehanna315011521962-810
D
3636.9963.01
Tioga21725741598-1024
D
26.4373.57
Union370221321568564
W
257.6242.38
Venango20357551280-525
D
37.1062.90
Warren1593628963-335
D
239.4760.53
Washington681032913434-143
D
8548.9451.06
Wayne17335531167-614
D
1332.1567.85
Westmoreland623021354080-1945
D
1534.3565.65
York625424293825-1396
D
38.8461.16

Sources: Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which Commenced . . . on the Fourth Day of January, 1842, vol. 1; pages 113-115
Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 2 November 1841, gives Armstrong County rejected votes.
* Includes Abolition vote for Philadelphia City.
George F. Horton received 18 votes in Philadelphia City and County
Samuel L. Carpenter received 4 votes in Dauphin County
Ellis Lewis received 1 vote in Potter County
Armstrong County: One township, which gave Banks 1789 and Porter 1057 votes, was rejected.
Abolitionist and scattering votes not included in pluralities and percentage calculations.
(Revised 4 December 2001)

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