1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican governor Gifford Pinchot was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John Fisher defeated Democratic candidate Eugene C. Bonniwell to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Edward E. Beidleman, Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr., and John K. Tener unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1922 November 2, 1926 (1926-11-02) 1930 →

Nominee John Fisher Eugene C. Bonniwell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,102,823 365,280 Percentage 73.35% 24.29%

County results Fisher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bonniwell:      40–50%

Governor before election Gifford Pinchot Republican Elected Governor John Fisher Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Eugene C. Bonniwell, nominee for the 1918 gubernatorial election
• William E. E. Porter
• Samuel E. Shull

Results

Democratic primary results

  Bonniwell

•   30%-40%
•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%

  Shull

•   30%-40%
•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   90%-100%

  Porter

•   30%-40%
•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%
    90%-100%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1926^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene C. Bonniwell	62,302	35.77
	Democratic	Samuel E. Shull	61,692	35.42
	Democratic	William E. E. Porter	48,877	28.06
	Write-in		1,313	0.75
Total votes			174,184	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Edward E. Beidleman, former U.S. Congressman and Lieutenant Governor
• John Stuchell Fisher, former State Commissioner of Banking
• Thomas W. Phillips Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• John K. Tener, former Governor of Pennsylvania

Results

Republican primary results

  Fisher

•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%

  Beidleman

•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%

  Phillips

•   40%-50%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1926^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stuchell Fisher	652,944	46.11
	Republican	Edward E. Beidleman	634,521	44.81
	Republican	Thomas W. Phillips Jr.	76,230	5.38
	Republican	John K. Tener	52,272	3.69
	Write-in		40	0.00
Total votes			1,416,007	100.00

Prohibition primary

Candidates

• John Stuchell Fisher, former State Commissioner of Banking^[a]
• George L. Pennock

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1926^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	George L. Pennock	3,445	68.93
	Prohibition	John Stuchell Fisher	1,289	25.79
	Write-in		264	5.28
Total votes			4,998	100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1926^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Stuchell Fisher	1,102,823	73.35
	Democratic	Eugene C. Bonniwell	365,280	24.29
	Prohibition	George L. Pennock	19,524	1.30
	Socialist	John W. Slayton	11,795	0.78
	Workers	H. W. Hicks	3,256	0.22
	Commonwealth Land	Julian P. Hickok	922	0.06
	N/A	Others	68	0.01
Totals			1,503,600	100.00%

Notes

1. Ran for the Republican Party nomination