1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1878 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1878
Next Election:1886 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Next Year:1886
Image1:File:RobertEPattison.png
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee1:Robert E. Pattison
Popular Vote1:355,791
Percentage1:47.8%
Nominee2:James A. Beaver
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:315,589
Percentage2:42.4%
Image3:File:John Stewart.jpg
Nominee3:John Stewart
Party3:Independent Republican (United States)
Popular Vote3:43,743
Percentage3:5.9%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Henry M. Hoyt
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Robert E. Pattison
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1882. Incumbent governor Henry M. Hoyt, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election.

Democratic candidate Robert E. Pattison defeated Republican candidate James A. Beaver to become Governor of Pennsylvania. James Herron Hopkins, Simon Peter Wolverton, and William Watts Hart Davis unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.