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1799 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1799 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1796 October 8, 1799 (1799-10-08)[1] 1802 →
 
Nominee Thomas McKean James Ross
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 4,733 4,021
Percentage 54.0% 46.0%

County Results
McKean:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Ross:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Governor before election

Thomas Mifflin
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Thomas McKean
Democratic-Republican

The 1799 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was between two candidates. Incumbent governor Thomas Mifflin was not running. The race was between Federalist U.S. Senator James Ross and Democratic-Republican Thomas McKean. The retired Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, McKean was a Federalist and a Mifflin ally, as both supported strong state executive power but rejected the domestic policies of the national government.

Some historians have pointed to McKean's victory as a forecast of Thomas Jefferson's election in the 1800 United States presidential election the next year.[2]

Results

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1799[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Thomas McKean 37,244 53.29
Federalist James Ross 32,643 46.71
Total votes 69,887 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Boston". Gazette of the United States, and Philadelphia daily advertiser. Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1799. p. 3. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Formisano, Ronald (1983). The transformation of political culture : Massachusetts parties, 1790s-1840s. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-19-503124-9.
  3. ^ Miller, Herman P; Baker, W. Harry (1911). Smull's Legislative Handbook and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: State of Pennsylvania. p. 542.

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