1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1938
Next Election:1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Next Year:1946
Image1:File:EdwardMartinPA.jpg
Nominee1:Edward Martin
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,367,531
Percentage1:53.67%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:F. Clair Ross
Popular Vote2:1,149,897
Percentage2:45.13%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Arthur James
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Edward Martin
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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.

Results

|-|-bgcolor="#EEEEEE"| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals| align="right" | 2,548,071| align="right" | 100.00%|}