Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1796

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1796

← 1793 November 8, 1796 (1796-11-08) 1799 →
Nominee Thomas Mifflin Frederick Muhlenberg Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 30,020 1,011 Percentage 96.3% 3.2%
County results*   *Results unknown
Governor before election Thomas Mifflin Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Thomas Mifflin Democratic-Republican

Thomas Mifflin
Democratic-Republican

Thomas Mifflin
Democratic-Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1796 occurred on November 8, 1796. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Thomas Mifflin successfully sought re-election to a third term. For the second consecutive election, he was victorious over U.S. Representative Frederick Muhlenberg, the Federalist candidate, by a wide margin.