| Election Name: | 1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1841 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1841 |
| Next Election: | 1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1847 |
| Nominee1: | Francis R. Shunk |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 160,322 |
| Percentage1: | 50.3% |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Joseph Markle |
| Popular Vote2: | 156,040 |
| Percentage2: | 48.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | David R. Porter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Francis R. Shunk |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 9, 1844. Incumbent Democratic governor David R. Porter was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate Francis R. Shunk defeated Whig candidate Joseph Markle to become Governor of Pennsylvania. This was the last time until 2022 that Democrats won more than two gubernatorial elections in a row in Pennsylvania.