1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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

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1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1902 November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06) 1910 â†’

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

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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.