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The 1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 13, 1829. U.S. Representative George Wolf, a Democrat, defeated Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner to win the election. Delaware County would continuously vote against the democratic candidate for next 157 years until 1986.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Wolf 78,219 60.17
Anti-Masonic Joseph Ritner 51,776 39.83
Total votes 129,995 100.00

References

  1. ^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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