1808 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1808 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1808 10 11 no 1805 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1805 1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1811 160x160px Portrait of Pennsylvania Governor Simon Snyder.jpg Democratic-Republican Party Simon Snyder 67,975 60.93% James Ross Esq (NYPL b13049823-422395) (Cropped).jpg James Ross Federalist Party (United States) 39,575 35.47% 1808 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County ResultsSnyder: #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% #008C21 70–80% #006E1A 80–90%Ross: #B5C8E2 40–50% #8DA9E2 50–60% #678CD7 60–70% Governor Thomas McKean Independent (politician) Simon Snyder Democratic-Republican Party The 1808 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 11, 1808. Incumbent governor Thomas McKean, a former Democratic Republican who had faced impeachment by members of his own party during the prior term, was not a candidate. Democratic-Republican candidate Simon Snyder, former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives defeated Federalist candidate and former U.S. Senator James Ross to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Snyder, with the aid of a supportive press, campaigned as a "New School Democrat" and attempted to ally himself with James Madison. He painted the former McKean administration as elitist and advocated for popular democracy, governmental intervention in the economy, and infrastructural support for Western Pennsylvania counties. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1808PA Governor General Election http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=42572 OurCampaigns 3 July 2012 Democratic-Republican Party Simon Snyder 67,975 60.93 Federalist Party (United States) James Ross 39,575 35.47 Federalist Party (United States) John Spayd* 4,006 3.59 N/A Others 8 0.01 111,564 100.00 *Note: Although Spayd ran as a Federalist, Ross was the only Federalist to carry any counties, as shown on the map. References 1808 Gubernatorial Pennsylvania Category:November 1808