1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
	October 8, 1811
	County Results; Snyder: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%; No Data/Vote:
Governor before election; Simon Snyder; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Simon Snyder; Democratic-Republican

The 1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1811. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Simon Snyder won re-election over Federalist candidate William Tilghman, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a wide margin. Two of the major policy goals on which Snyder campaigned were increasing spending for infrastructural upgrades and authorizing the transfer of governmental operations from Lancaster to Harrisburg.[1]

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1811^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Simon Snyder (incumbent)	52,319	90.83
	Federalist	William Tilghman	3,609	6.27
	N/A	Others	1,675	2.91
Total votes			57,603	100.00

References

^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1811". Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

[results2-1] "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1811". Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

[2] "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.

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