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The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard. [2]The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, [3] as well as to convene the legislature. [4]
The list below contains election returns from all sixty-seven gubernatorial elections in Pennsylvania sorted by year, beginning with the first in 1790 and ending with the most recent in 2022. Incumbent governors are listed as well as elected governors and runner(s)-up in each election, including major third-party candidates (garnering 5% or ...
The 1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election after the establishment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a U.S. state. Thomas Mifflin, the incumbent President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was elected as the first Governor of
Thomas McKean, second Governor of Pennsylvania: 39,519: 984 sq mi (2,549 km 2) Mercer County: 085: Mercer: 1800: Parts of Allegheny County: Hugh Mercer, Revolutionary War general 108,503: 683 sq mi (1,769 km 2) Mifflin County: 087: Lewistown: 1789: Parts of Cumberland and Northumberland Counties: Thomas Mifflin, first Governor of Pennsylvania ...
Ohio state line 75 Butler: Van: 76 Carson Street (LR 76/LR 257 - PA Route 51/PA Route 837) and Main Street (LR 257 - U.S. Route 19 north/PA Route 51 north/PA Route 60 south) Pittsburgh: 3rd Street (LR 76/LR 243 - PA Route 68) between Market Street (LR A-892 - State Route 4018) and Commerce Street Beaver
The average population of Ohio's counties was 133,931; Franklin County was the most populous (1,326,063) and Vinton County was the least (12,474). The average land area is 464 sq mi (1,200 km 2 ). The largest county by area is Ashtabula County at 702.44 sq mi (1,819.3 km 2 ), and its neighbor, Lake County , is the smallest at 228.21 sq mi (591. ...
Deputy Governor: 1690 Philadelphia: 6 William Markham: Deputy Governor: 1691 Philadelphia: 7 Benjamin Fletcher: Governor: 1693 New York: 8 William Markham: Deputy Governor: 1693 Philadelphia: 9 Samuel Carpenter: Deputy Governor: 1694–1698 Philadelphia: 10 William Penn: Proprietor: 1699 Philadelphia: 11 Andrew Hamilton: Deputy Governor: 1701 ...