1886 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1886 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 2, 1886 (1886-11-02)

Nominee James A. Beaver Chauncey Forward Black Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 412,285 369,634 Percentage 50.3% 45.1%

County results Beaver:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Black:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Robert E. Pattison Democratic Elected Governor James A. Beaver Republican

The 1886 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1886. Republican candidate James A. Beaver defeated Democratic candidate Chauncey Forward Black to become Governor of Pennsylvania. William A. Wallace unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1886

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James A. Beaver	412,285	50.33
	Democratic	Chauncey Forward Black	369,634	45.12
	Prohibition	Charles S. Wolf	32,458	3.96
	Greenback	Robert J. Houston	4,835	0.59
	N/A	Other	1	0.00
Total votes			819,213	100.00