1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1854
Next Election:1860 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Next Year:1860
Image1:File:WilliamPacker.jpg
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee1:William F. Packer
Popular Vote1:188,846
Percentage1:52.0%
Nominee2:David Wilmot
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:146,139
Percentage2:40.2%
Image3:File:Isaac Hazlehurst.jpg
Nominee3:Isaac Hazlehurst
Party3:Know Nothing
Popular Vote3:28,168
Percentage3:7.8%
Map Size:300px
Governor
Before Election:James Pollock
Before Party:Whig Party (United States)
After Election:William F. Packer
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 13, 1857. Incumbent governor James Pollock, a Whig, was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate William F. Packer defeated Republican candidate David Wilmot and American Party candidate Isaac Hazlehurst to become Governor of Pennsylvania.