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The 1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election after the establishment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a U.S. state. Thomas Mifflin, the incumbent President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was elected as the first Governor of Pennsylvania. He defeated Federalist candidate Arthur St. Clair, former Revolutionary War general and President of the Continental Congress, by a wide margin.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic-Republican | Thomas Mifflin | 27,974 | 90.71 | |
Federalist | Arthur St. Clair | 2,863 | 9.29 | |
Independent | Charles Thomson | 2 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 30,840 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ "Article II". Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - 1790 (PDF).
- ^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1790". House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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