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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1857

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1857
Pennsylvania
← 1854 November 3, 1857 (1857-11-03) 1860 →
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Nominee William F. Packer David Wilmot Isaac Hazlehurst
Party Democratic Republican Know Nothing
Popular vote 188,846 146,139 28,168
Percentage 52.0% 40.2% 7.8%

Governor before election

James Pollock
Whig

Elected Governor

William F. Packer
Democratic


James Pollock
Whig

William F. Packer
Democratic

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1857 occurred on November 3, 1857. Incumbent governor James Pollock, a Whig, was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate William F. Packer defeated Republican candidate David Wilmot and American Party candidate Isaac Hazlehurst to become Governor of Pennsylvania.



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