1820 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1820 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1820 10 10 no 1817 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1817 1823 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1823 160x160px Joseph Hiester.jpg Federalist Party (United States) Joseph Hiester 68,242 50.53% WFindley.jpg William Findlay Democratic-Republican Party 66,766 49.44% 1820 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County ResultsHiester: #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70% #4170CD 70–80% Findlay: #87DEAA 40–50% #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% #008C21 70–80% Governor William Findlay Democratic-Republican Party Joseph Hiester Federalist Party (United States) The 1820 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 10, 1820. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor William Findlay sought re-election but was defeated by U.S. Representative Joseph Hiester. Findlay entered the race with significantly reduced popularity. He had been renounced in the press as an opponent of democracy due to his nomination during the 1817 campaign by a group of party insiders. He additionally faced allegations of corruption over the misappropriation of funds during his tenure as State Treasurer, although all charges were dismissed during impeachment proceedings before the State Legislature. For this campaign, Findlay was nominated at a popular convention of Democratic Republicans; Hiester was selected at a separate convention of Federalists and "Old School Democrats" (i.e. allies of former governor Thomas McKean). The sour state of the economy was a key factor in the defeat of the incumbent, as Pennsylvania was reeling from the effects of the Panic of 1819. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1820Lampi Philip J. Pennsylvania 1820 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/kd17ct05q A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 American Antiquarian Society April 30, 2024 Federalist Party (United States) Joseph Hiester 68,242 50.53 Democratic-Republican Party William Findlay (incumbent) 66,766 49.44 N/A Others 46 0.03 135,054 100.00 References 1820 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Category:November 1820