Pa Gov 1898

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1898
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democrat	Plurality	Winner	Prohibition	Peoples	Socialist Labor	Liberty	Honest Government	Scattering	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		William A. Stone	George A. Jenks			Silas C. Swallow	Silas C. Swallow	J. Mahlon Barnes	Silas C. Swallow	Silas C. Swallow
Pennsylvania	971747	476206	358300	117906	R	125746	2058	4278	632	4495	32	49.01	36.87	14.12
Adams	7123	2925	3409	-484	D	775	4	2	0	8		41.06	47.86	11.08
Allegheny	77124	44561	25840	18721	R	5772	0	951	0	0		57.78	33.50	8.72
Armstrong	7787	4043	3239	804	R	501	0	4	0	0		51.92	41.59	6.49
Beaver	9252	4265	3664	601	R	1308	0	15	0	0		46.10	39.60	14.30
Bedford	7561	3889	3149	740	R	521	0	2	0	0		51.43	41.65	6.92
Berks	26235	8766	15077	-6311	D	2013	0	379	0	0		33.41	57.47	9.12
Blair	12429	6046	4231	1815	R	2014	13	109	2	14		48.64	34.04	17.31
Bradford	9599	5124	2716	2408	R	1748	0	9	0	0	2	53.38	28.29	18.32
Bucks	15316	6895	7064	-169	D	1303	0	54	0	0		45.02	46.12	8.86
Butler	9487	4465	4048	417	R	964	0	10	0	0		47.06	42.67	10.27
Cambria	14324	5765	6490	-725	D	1966	0	103	0	0		40.25	45.31	14.44
Cameron	1439	762	530	232	R	127	7	0	5	8		52.95	36.83	10.22
Carbon	7199	2739	3141	-402	D	1312	0	7	0	0		38.05	43.63	18.32
Centre	8341	3485	4241	-756	D	614	0	1	0	0		41.78	50.85	7.37
Chester	17240	8146	5144	3002	R	3922	0	28	0	0		47.25	29.84	22.91
Clarion	6065	2236	3385	-1149	D	444	0	0	0	0		36.87	55.81	7.32
Clearfield	12371	4856	5272	-416	D	2101	0	141	0	0	1	39.25	42.62	18.13
Clinton	5290	2157	2440	-283	D	689	0	4	0	0		40.78	46.12	13.10
Columbia	8723	2667	4764	-2097	D	1290	0	2	0	0		30.57	54.61	14.81
Crawford	13340	5772	6077	-305	D	1488	0	3	0	0		43.27	45.55	11.18
Cumberland	10645	4245	4779	-534	D	1619	0	2	0	0		39.88	44.89	15.23
Dauphin	19533	9959	5655	4304	R	3870	14	4	4	26	1	50.99	28.95	20.06
Delaware	14616	8463	3456	5007	R	2666	10	9	0	10	2	57.90	23.65	18.45
Elk	5484	1816	3162	-1346	D	500	0	6	0	0		33.11	57.66	9.23
Erie	15297	7414	6103	1311	R	1739	0	41	0	0		48.47	39.90	11.64
Fayette	15607	7107	7245	-138	D	1218	0	37	0	0		45.54	46.42	8.04
Forest	1998	956	687	269	R	346	2	0	7	0		47.85	34.38	17.77
Franklin	9901	5028	3921	1107	R	891	14	7	2	38		50.78	39.60	9.62
Fulton	2097	811	1074	-263	D	211	0	0	0	0	1	38.67	51.22	10.11
Greene	5004	1717	3124	-1407	D	163	0	0	0	0		34.31	62.43	3.26
Huntingdon	6263	3301	1825	1476	R	1137	0	0	0	0		52.71	29.14	18.15
Indiana	6725	4036	1702	2334	R	974	0	10	0	0	3	60.01	25.31	14.68
Jefferson	8020	3689	3181	508	R	1141	0	9	0	0		46.00	39.66	14.34
Juniata	3153	1285	1166	119	R	700	0	2	0	0		40.75	36.98	22.26
Lackawanna	25163	8266	7916	504*	PPLH	7574	522	141	151	593		32.85	31.46	35.69
Lancaster	26010	16622	7173	9449	R	2186	0	28	0	0	1	63.91	27.58	8.52
Lawrence	7654	3890	2331	1559	R	1421	0	12	0	0		50.82	30.45	18.72
Lebanon	7802	4162	2347	1815	R	1291	0	2	0	0		53.35	30.08	16.57
Lehigh	17148	6962	9164	-2202	D	970	0	52	0	0		40.60	53.44	5.96
Luzerne	35271	13497	15142	-1645	D	6406	0	226	0	0		38.27	42.93	18.80
Lycoming	15573	5048	7083	-2035	D	3212	136	49	13	32		32.42	45.48	22.10
McKean	8039	3390	2449	941	R	2185	6	2	1	6		42.17	30.46	27.37
Mercer	9782	4436	3929	507	R	1374	0	43	0	0		45.35	40.17	14.49
Mifflin	4214	1711	1733	-22	D	770	0	0	0	0		40.60	41.12	18.27
Monroe	3952	771	2762	-1991	D	415	0	2	0	2		19.51	69.89	10.60
Montgomery	25799	10669	11292	-623	D	3721	0	102	0	0	15	41.35	43.77	14.88
Montour	3105	1023	1694	-671	D	387	0	1	0	0		32.95	54.56	12.50
Northampton	17725	6420	9129	-2709	D	2137	0	39	0	0		36.22	51.50	12.28
Northumberland	14472	5590	5934	-344	D	2815	0	133	0	0		38.63	41.00	20.37
Perry	5329	2494	2049	445	R	782	0	4	0	0		46.80	38.45	14.75
Philadelphia	192787	125467	42906	82561	R	18211	1236	936	421	3610		65.08	22.26	12.66
Pike	1492	473	902	-429	D	107	1	8	1	0		31.70	60.46	7.84
Potter	4773	2556	1497	1059	R	718	0	2	0	0		53.55	31.36	15.08
Schuylkill	28552	9391	13375	-3984	D	5558	0	228	0	0		32.89	46.84	20.26
Snyder	3271	1853	1048	805	R	359	2	1	2	6		56.65	32.04	11.31
Somerset	6275	4007	1711	2296	R	554	0	3	0	0		63.86	27.27	8.88
Sullivan	2623	1018	1253	-235	D	352	0	0	0	0		38.81	47.77	13.42
Susquehanna	7818	3849	2583	1266	R	1377	0	5	0	0	4	49.23	33.04	17.73
Tioga	7813	4854	1663	3191	R	1296	0	0	0	0		62.13	21.29	16.59
Union	3699	1886	1137	749	R	675	0	0	0	0	1	50.99	30.74	18.28
Venango	10049	4053	4512	-459	D	1478	0	6	0	0		40.33	44.90	14.77
Warren	7722	3934	2628	1306	R	1154	0	5	0	1		50.95	34.03	15.02
Washington	14222	7012	5661	1351	R	1506	0	42	0	0	1	49.30	39.80	10.89
Wayne	6026	2185	1999	186	R	1840	0	2	0	0		36.26	33.17	30.57
Westmoreland	20197	9517	8596	921	R	1831	0	253	0	0		47.12	42.56	10.32
Wyoming	3933	1561	1671	-110	D	701	0	0	0	0		39.69	42.49	17.82
York	22869	8248	12030	-3782	D	2336	91	0	23	141		36.07	52.60	11.33

Source: Smull's Legislative Handbook, 1899, pp. 627-628.
*The total vote for Silas Swallow in Lackawanna County was 8770, a plurality of 504 over the Republican candidate. Swallow was the candidate of the Prohibition, People's, Liberty, and Honest Government parties.
Scattering vote: Bradford County, John Wanamaker - 1; C. W. Stone - 1
Clearfield County: John Wanamaker - 1
Dauphin County: Charles W. Stone - 1
Delaware County: J. Batty - 1; John Wanamaker - 1
Fulton County: Charles W. Stone - 1
Indiana County: T. C. Mogle - 1; J. W. Peddicord - 1; R. A. Thompson - 1
Lancaster County: John Wanamaker - 1
Montgomery County: John M. McLean - 1; R. A. Thompson - 4; John Wanamaker - 5; D. McM. Gregg - 1; Jas. G. Gordon - 1; Wm. Auchenbach - 1; Wellington Godshalk - 1; Chas. D. Stout - 1
Susquehanna County: R. A. Thompson - 4
Union County: John Wanamaker - 1
Union County: John Wanamaker - 1

(Revised 24 December 2000)

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Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1898