1811_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election

1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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The 1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 8, 1811. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Simon Snyder won re-election over Federalist candidate William Tilghman, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a wide margin. Two of the major policy goals on which Snyder campaigned were increasing spending for infrastructural upgrades and authorizing the transfer of governmental operations from Lancaster to Harrisburg.

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    "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1811". Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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    "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
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