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1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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election_name1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
countryPennsylvania
typepresidential
election_date
ongoingno
previous_election1841 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
previous_year1841
next_election1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
next_year1847
image1File:FrancisShunk.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Francis R. Shunk**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**160,322**
percentage1**50.3%**
image2File:Joseph Markle Crop.jpg
party2Whig Party (United States)
nominee2Joseph Markle
popular_vote2156,040
percentage248.9%
map_image1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size260px
map_captionCounty Results
titleGovernor
before_electionDavid R. Porter
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionFrancis R. Shunk
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Shunk: Markle: Unknown/No Vote:

The 1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 9, 1844. Incumbent Democratic governor David R. Porter was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate Francis R. Shunk defeated Whig candidate Joseph Markle to become Governor of Pennsylvania. This was the last time until 2022 that Democrats won more than two gubernatorial elections in a row in Pennsylvania.

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References

  1. "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns.
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