1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1902 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1902
Next Election:1910 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Next Year:1910
Image1:File:Edwin S Stuart 1909.jpg
Nominee1:Edwin Sydney Stuart
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:506,418
Percentage1:50.3%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:Lewis Emery, Jr.
Popular Vote2:458,054
Percentage2:45.5%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Samuel W. Pennypacker
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Edwin Sydney Stuart
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 6, 1906. Incumbent Republican governor Samuel W. Pennypacker was not a candidate for re-election.

The Republican candidate, Edwin Sydney Stuart, defeated Democratic candidate Lewis Emery, Jr. to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Louis Arthur Watres, Charles Warren Stone, and William M. Brown unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination, while Arthur Granville Dewalt unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.