Ex-Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1783–1788) John Armstrong, a brother-in-law of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, was the candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party.
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In January 1979, incoming Governor Dick Thornburgh named Allen his choice for Secretary of the Commonwealth.