1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 3, 1942 (1942-11-03)

Nominee Edward Martin F. Clair Ross Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,367,531 1,149,897 Percentage 53.67% 45.13%

County results Martin:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Ross:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Arthur James Republican Elected Governor Edward Martin Republican

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Clarence P. Bowers
• Luther Harr
• James J. Regan, Jr.
• F. Clair Ross, Pennsylvania Auditor General and former State Treasurer
• Ralph H. Smith

Results

Democratic primary results

  Ross

•   30%-40%
•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%
•   90%-100%

  Smith

•   40%-50%
•   50%-60%

  Harr

•   30%-40%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	F. Clair Ross	277,004	49.43
	Democratic	Ralph H. Smith	216,225	38.58
	Democratic	Luther Harr	46,849	8.36
	Democratic	James J. Regan, Jr.	12,195	2.18
	Democratic	Clarence P. Bowers	8,126	1.45
Total votes			560,399	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• James J. Davis, incumbent U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1930–1945)
• Edward Martin, former Pennsylvania Treasurer and Auditor General

Results

Republican primary results

  Martin

•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%
•   70%-80%
•   80%-90%

  Davis

•   50%-60%
•   60%-70%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Martin	517,915	55.17
	Republican	James J. Davis	420,815	44.83
Total votes			938,730	100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Martin	1,367,531	53.67
	Democratic	F. Clair Ross	1,149,897	45.13
	Prohibition	Dale H. Learn	17,385	0.68
	United Pension	John J. Haluska	7,911	0.31
	Socialist Labor	Joseph Pirincin	5,310	0.21
	N/A	Others	37	0.00
Totals			2,548,071	100.00%