The 1902 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 4, 1902. Republican candidate

Samuel W. Pennypacker Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker (April 9, 1843 – September 2, 1916) was an American politician serving as the List of governors of Pennsylvania, 23rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1907. He also served Pennsylvania as a judge and wrote abo ...

defeated Democratic candidate and former Governor

Robert E. Pattison Robert Emory Pattison (December 8, 1850August 1, 1904) was an American attorney and politician serving as the 19th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1883 to 1887 and 1891 to 1895. Pattison was the only Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania between ...

to become

Governor of Pennsylvania A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

. James Kerr and

George W. Guthrie George Wilkins Guthrie (September 5, 1848 – March 8, 1917) served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1906 to 1909 and then was United States Ambassador to Japan from 1913 to 1917. Early life George Wilkins Guthrie was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsy ...

unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

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