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Pennsylvania general election, 1862

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134 seats in the Pennsylvania General Assembly
67 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Orson Buchanan Tomas Biddle Joseph Pollock
Party Democratic Whig Anti-Masonic
Leader since 1856 1862 1851
Leader's seat Lancaster Philadelphia City Northumberland
Seats before 35, 26.0% 76, 56.8% 23, 17.2%
Seats won 61 37 36
Seat change Increase 26 Decrease 39 Increase 13
Popular vote 1,327,890 821, 732 798, 321
Percentage 45.0% 27.9% 27.1%

Government Leader before election

Ganymede Johnston
Whig

Government Leader

Orson Buchanan
Democratic