1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1942
Next Election:1950 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Next Year:1950
Image1:File:James Henderson Duff.jpg
Nominee1:Jim Duff
Running Mate1:Dan Strickler
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,828,462
Percentage1:58.53%
Nominee2:John Rice
Running Mate2:John Dent
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:1,270,947
Percentage2:40.68%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:John Bell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Jim Duff
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Party nominee James H. Duff defeated Democratic Party nominee John S. Rice to become Governor of Pennsylvania.[1] As of, this was the last time Philadelphia County voted for the Republican candidate.

Primary

The endorsed candidates for the two major parties each won by large margins, with Duff earning over three-quarters of the vote against outgoing Secretary of Highways John Shroyer of Shamokin and Rice winning by a similar margin over Mahanoy City businessman Henry Morris.

Major Party Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Campaign

A close confidant of popular outgoing Governor Ed Martin, who was running for a US Senate seat, Duff was the clear favorite throughout the campaign. Duff ran as a moderate progressive but also as a hardline anti-communist. He promised to address the key topic of labor strife by limiting strikes and cracking down on union criminal activity while concurrently increasing the minimum wage. Duff also vowed to spur innovation amongst the state's fragmented local governments.https://books.google.com/books?id=AB24rFZOmzcC&dq=rice+duff+governor&pg=PA472

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PA Governor. OurCampaigns. 2 July 2012.