Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1799

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1799

← 1796 November 5, 1799 (1799-11-05) 1802 →
Candidate Thomas McKean James Ross Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 37,244 32,643 Percentage 53.29% 46.71%
County results*   *Results unknown
Governor before election Thomas Mifflin Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Thomas McKean Democratic-Republican

Thomas Mifflin
Democratic-Republican

Thomas McKean
Democratic-Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1799 was between two candidates. Incumbent governor Thomas Mifflin was not running. The race was between Federalist U.S. Senator James Ross and Democratic-Republican Thomas McKean. The former Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, McKean was a former Federalist and a Mifflin ally, as both supported strong state executive power but rejected the domestic policies of the national government.

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