1796 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1796
	County results; Results unknown
Governor before election; Thomas Mifflin; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Thomas Mifflin; Democratic-Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1796 occurred on November 8, 1796. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Thomas Mifflin successfully sought re-election to a third term. For the second consecutive election, he was victorious over U.S. Representative Frederick Muhlenberg, the Federalist candidate, by a wide margin.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1796^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Mifflin	30,020	96.31
	Federalist	Frederick Muhlenberg	1,011	3.24
	Federalist	Anthony Wayne	139	0.45
Total votes			31,170	100.00

References

^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1796". House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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[1] "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[results2-2] "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1796". House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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