1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854

November 7, 1854 (1854-11-07)

Nominee James Pollock William Bigler Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 203,822 166,991 Percentage 54.6% 44.8%

County Results Pollock:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Bigler:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Unknown/No Vote:

Governor before election William Bigler Democratic Elected Governor James Pollock Whig

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1854 occurred on November 7, 1854. Incumbent governor William Bigler, a Democrat, was a candidate for re-election but was defeated by Whig candidate James Pollock. Bigler became the last sitting governor of state to be defeated for reelection until Tom Corbett in 2014.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	James Pollock	203,822	54.64
	Democratic	William Bigler (incumbent)	166,991	44.77
	Free Soil	B. Rush Bradford	2,194	0.59
	N/A	Others	33	0.01
Total votes			373,040	100.00
	Whig gain from Democratic