1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)
 
Nominee Edwin Sydney Stuart Lewis Emery, Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 506,418 458,054
Percentage 50.3% 45.5%
County results

Stuart:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Emery:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Samuel W. Pennypacker
Republican

 Elected Governor

Edwin Sydney Stuart
Republican

The 1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 1906. Incumbent Republican governor Samuel W. Pennypacker was not a candidate for re-election.

The Republican candidate, Edwin Sydney Stuart, defeated Democratic candidate Lewis Emery, Jr. to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Louis Arthur Watres, Charles Warren Stone, and William M. Brown unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while Arthur Granville Dewalt unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1906[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edwin Sydney Stuart 506,418 50.31
Democratic Lewis Emery, Jr. 458,054 45.51
Prohibition Homer L. Castle 24,793 2.46
Socialist James H. Maurer 24,793 2.46
Socialist Labor John Desmond 2,109 0.21
N/A Others 36 0.00
Total votes 1,006,579 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2012.


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