1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)

Nominee Edwin Sydney Stuart Lewis Emery, Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 506,418 458,054 Percentage 50.3% 45.5%

County results Stuart:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Emery:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Samuel W. Pennypacker Republican Elected Governor Edwin Sydney Stuart Republican

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.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1906

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Sydney Stuart	506,418	50.31
	Democratic	Lewis Emery, Jr.	458,054	45.51
	Prohibition	Homer L. Castle	24,793	2.46
	Socialist	James H. Maurer	24,793	2.46
	Socialist Labor	John Desmond	2,109	0.21
	N/A	Others	36	0.00
Total votes			1,006,579	100.00