1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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Sproul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bonniwell: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican governor Martin Brumbaugh was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate William Sproul defeated Democratic candidate Eugene C. Bonniwell to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Cameron Sproul | 552,537 | 61.05 | |
Democratic | Eugene C. Bonniwell | 305,315 | 33.74 | |
Prohibition | Edwin J. Fithian | 27,359 | 3.02 | |
Socialist | Charles Sehl | 18,714 | 2.07 | |
Single Tax | Robert Colvin Macauley, Jr. | 4,031 | 0.36 | |
N/A | Others | 33 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 905,035 | 100.00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1918". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.