1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829

October 13, 1829 (1829-10-13)

Nominee George Wolf Joseph Ritner Party Democratic Anti-Masonic Popular vote 78,219 51,776 Percentage 60.2% 39.8%

County Results Wolf:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Tie:      50% Ritner:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election John Andrew Shulze Democratic Elected Governor George Wolf Democratic

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1829 occurred on October 13, 1829. U.S. Representative George Wolf, a Democrat, defeated Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner to win the election.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Wolf	78,219	60.17
	Anti-Masonic	Joseph Ritner	51,776	39.83
Total votes			129,995	100.00