| Election Name: | 1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1938 |
| Next Election: | 1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
| Image1: | File:EdwardMartinPA.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Edward Martin |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,367,531 |
| Percentage1: | 53.67% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | F. Clair Ross |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,149,897 |
| Percentage2: | 45.13% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Arthur James |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edward Martin |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican governor Arthur James was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Edward Martin defeated Democratic candidate F. Clair Ross to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
|-|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE"| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals| align="right" | 2,548,071| align="right" | 100.00%|}