1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1854 10 10 no 1851 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1851 1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1857 File:James Pollock Pennsylvania Governor.jpg 150x150px Whig Party (United States) James Pollock 203,822 54.64% File:William Bigler (cropped).jpg William Bigler Democratic Party (United States) 166,991 44.77% 1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results Pollock: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% Bigler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Unknown/No Vote: #b3b3b3 Governor William Bigler Democratic Party (United States) James Pollock Whig Party (United States) The 1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 10, 1854. Incumbent governor William Bigler, a Democrat, was a candidate for re-election but was defeated by Whig candidate James Pollock. Bigler became the last sitting Governor of Pennsylvania to be defeated for reelection until Tom Corbett in 2014. This was the last time that a candidate not from the Democratic or Republican parties was elected Governor of Pennsylvania. Results Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 228 Whig Party (United States) James Pollock 203,822 54.64 Democratic Party (United States) William Bigler (incumbent) 166,991 44.77 Free Soil Party B. Rush Bradford 2,194 0.59 373,007 100.00 Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1854 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Category:November 1854