Election Name: | 1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1826 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1826 |
Next Election: | 1832 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1832 |
Image1: | George Wolf.jpg |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee1: | George Wolf |
Popular Vote1: | 78,219 |
Percentage1: | 60.2% |
Nominee2: | Joseph Ritner |
Party2: | Anti-Masonic Party |
Popular Vote2: | 51,776 |
Percentage2: | 39.8% |
Map Size: | 200px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Andrew Shulze |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | George Wolf |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 13, 1829. U.S. Representative George Wolf, a Democrat, defeated Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner to win the election. Delaware County would continuously vote against the democratic candidate for next 157 years until 1986.