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1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1926 11 2 no 1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1922 1930 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1930 John Stuchell Fisher.jpg John Fisher Republican Party (United States) 1,102,823 73.35% Eugene C. Bonniwell Crop.jpg Democratic Party (United States) Eugene C. Bonniwell 365,280 24.29% 1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County resultsFisher: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Bonniwell: #a5b0ff 40–50% Governor Gifford Pinchot Republican Party (United States) John Fisher Republican Party (United States)
The 1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1926. Republican incumbent Gifford Pinchot was term-limited and constitutionally ineligible for a second consecutive term in office. Former banking commissioner John Fisher defeated Democratic judge Eugene C. Bonniwell to become governor of Pennsylvania.
Edward E. Beidleman, Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr., and John K. Tener unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.
Republican primary
Candidates
Edward E. Beidleman, former state senator from Harrisburg and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania
John Stuchell Fisher, former state banking commissioner
Thomas W. Phillips Jr., U.S. representative from Butler
John K. Tener, former governor
Results
thumb|Republican primary results
#E27F7F Fisher #FFB2B2 40%–50% #E27F7F 50%–60% #D75D5D 60%–70% #D72F30 70%–80% #C21B18 80%–90%
#FFB380 Beidleman #FFCCAA 40%–50% #FFB380 50%–60% #FF9955 60%–70% #FF7F2A 70%–80%
#51C2C2 Phillips #7DDDDD 40%–50%
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Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1926
Republican Party (United States) John Stuchell Fisher 652,944 46.11
Republican Party (United States) Edward E. Beidleman 634,521 44.81
Republican Party (United States) Thomas W. Phillips Jr. 76,230 5.38
Republican Party (United States) John K. Tener 52,272 3.69
40 0.00
1,416,007 100.00
Democratic primary
Candidates
Eugene C. Bonniwell, judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court and nominee in 1918
William E. E. Porter
Samuel E. Shull, nominee in the 1922 United States Senate election
Results
thumb|Democratic primary results
#7996E2 Bonniwell #BDD3FF 30%–40% #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70%
#51C2C2 Shull #ACF2F2 30%–40% #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #009696 70%–80% #006666 90%–100%
#FFB380 Porter #FEE5D5 30%–40% #FFCCAA 40%–50% #FFB380 50%–60% #FF9955 60%–70% #FF7F2A 70%–80% #FF6600 80%–90%#D45500 90%–100%
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Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1926The Pennsylvania Manual Pennsylvania Bureau of Publications 1927 Harrisburg 442-443 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4045744?urlappend=%3Bseq=521%3Bownerid=9007199271926769-539 en
Democratic Party (United States) Eugene C. Bonniwell 62,302 35.77
Democratic Party (United States) Samuel E. Shull 61,692 35.42
Democratic Party (United States) William E. E. Porter 48,877 28.06
1,313 0.75
174,184 100.00
Prohibition primary
Candidates
John Stuchell Fisher, former state banking commissionerRan for the Republican Party nomination
George L. Pennock
Results
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1926
Prohibition Party George L. Pennock 3,445 68.93
Prohibition Party John Stuchell Fisher 1,289 25.79
264 5.28
4,998 100.00
General election
Candidates
Eugene C. Bonniwell, judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court and nominee in 1918 (Democratic)
Julian P. Hickok (Commonwealth Land)
H. W. Hicks (Workers)
John Stuchell Fisher, former state banking commissioner (Republican)
George L. Pennock (Prohibition)
John W. Slayton, labor organizer and perennial candidate (Socialist)
Results
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1926Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1926 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/gov/PaGov1926.html Wilkes University 20 December 2012
Republican Party (United States) John Stuchell Fisher 1,102,823 73.35
Democratic Party (United States) Eugene C. Bonniwell 365,280 24.29
Prohibition Party George L. Pennock 19,524 1.30
Socialist Party of America John W. Slayton 11,795 0.78
Workers Party of America H. W. Hicks 3,256 0.22
Commonwealth Land Julian P. Hickok 922 0.06
N/A Others 68 0.01
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals
| align="right" | 1,503,600
| align="right" | 100.00%
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