1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
October 8, 1811 (1811-10-08)
 
Nominee Simon Snyder William Tilghman
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 52,319 3,609
Percentage 90.8% 6.3%
County Results
Snyder:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
No Data/Vote:      
Governor before election

Simon Snyder
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Simon Snyder
Democratic-Republican

The 1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1811. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Simon Snyder won re-election over Federalist candidate William Tilghman, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a wide margin. Two of the major policy goals on which Snyder campaigned were increasing spending for infrastructural upgrades and authorizing the transfer of governmental operations from Lancaster to Harrisburg.[1]

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