1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1811. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Simon Snyder won re-election over Federalist candidate William Tilghman, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a wide margin. Two of the major policy goals on which Snyder campaigned were increasing spending for infrastructural upgrades and authorizing the transfer of governmental operations from Lancaster to Harrisburg.

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1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1808 October 8, 1811 (1811-10-08) 1814 â†’

Nominee Simon Snyder William Tilghman Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 52,319 3,609 Percentage 90.8% 6.3%

County Results Snyder:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Simon Snyder Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Simon Snyder Democratic-Republican

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