1817 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1817 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1817 10 14 no 1814 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1814 1820 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1820 160x160px WFindley.jpg Democratic-Republican Party William Findlay 66,420 52.77% Joseph Hiester.jpg Joseph Hiester Federalist Party (United States) 59,417 47.21% 1817 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County ResultsFindlay: #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% #008C21 70–80% #006E1A 80–90%Hiester: #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70% #4170CD 70–80% Governor Simon Snyder Democratic-Republican Party William Findlay Democratic-Republican Party Political cartoon about the election|left|150px|thumb The 1817 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 14, 1817. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Simon Snyder was not a candidate for re-election. Simon's preferred successor, State Treasurer William Findlay, was nominated as the Democratic Republican candidate by a caucus of legislative leaders. Conversely, U.S. Representative Joseph Hiester was chosen as a candidate by the Democratic Republicans' first popular nominating convention; he additionally gained the endorsement of the declining Federalists. The two men ran starkly different campaigns. Findlay sought to continue aggressive policies of infrastructural investment and economic intervention while maintaining the patronage system for governmental employment. Hiester, a former Revolutionary War captain, called for a reduction in spending, an expansion in liberal economic policies, and an investigation into corruption in state government. Findlay was ultimately victorious by an approximately six point margin, as his dominance in the state's rural counties counteracted support for Hiester in the cities. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1817Lampi Philip J. Pennsylvania 1817 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/mw22v561z A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 American Antiquarian Society April 30, 2024 Democratic-Republican Party William Findlay 66,420 52.77 Federalist Party (United States) Joseph Hiester 59,417Includes two votes for "Joseph Hester." 47.21 None Nathaniel Boileau 3 0.00 None Nicholas Wiseman 3 0.00 None Benjamin R. Morgan 2 0.00 None Andrew Gregg 1 0.00 None Aaron Hanson 1 0.00 None Moses Palmer 1 0.00 None Hiram Plum 1 0.00 None John Seffer 1 0.00 None Seth Thomas 1 0.00 Federalist Party (United States) William Tilghman 1 0.00 None Roswell Wells 1 0.00 125,853 100.00 Notes References 1817 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Category:November 1817