1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election after the establishment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a U.S. state. Thomas Mifflin, the incumbent President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was elected as the first Governor of Pennsylvania. He defeated Federalist candidate Arthur St. Clair, former Revolutionary War general and President of the Continental Congress, by a wide margin.

1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

October 12, 1790 (1790-10-12)[1] 1793 →

Candidate Thomas Mifflin Arthur St. Clair Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 27,974 2,864 Percentage 90.7% 9.3%

County Results Mifflin:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Thomas Mifflin (as President of Pennsylvania) Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Thomas Mifflin Democratic-Republican

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1790^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Mifflin	27,974	90.71
	Federalist	Arthur St. Clair	2,863	9.29
	Independent	Charles Thomson	2	0.00
Total votes			30,840	100.00

References

1. "Article II". Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - 1790 (PDF).
2. "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1790". House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 3, 2012.