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Hartranft: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Buckalew: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1872 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1872. Incumbent governor John W. Geary, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election.
Republican candidate John F. Hartranft defeated Democratic candidate Charles R. Buckalew to become Governor of Pennsylvania. George Washington Cass, William McClelland, and Hendrick Bradley Wright unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.