Election Name: | 1866 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1863 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1863 |
Next Election: | 1869 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1869 |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee1: | John W. Geary |
Popular Vote1: | 307,274 |
Percentage1: | 51.4% |
Nominee2: | Hiester Clymer |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 290,096 |
Percentage2: | 48.6% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Andrew Gregg Curtin |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John W. Geary |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1866 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 9, 1866. Incumbent governor Andrew Gregg Curtin, a Republican, was not running for re-election.
Republican candidate John W. Geary defeated Democratic candidate Hiester Clymer to become Governor of Pennsylvania.