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Pennsylvania governor election history

Every Pennsylvania governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Democratic 5
  • Republican 2
D+30R+30D+15R+151998: R+26.419982002: D+9.020022006: D+20.720062010: R+9.020102014: D+9.920142018: D+17.120182022: D+14.82022
Pennsylvania governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Josh Shapiro Democratic Douglas V. Mastriano 14.8 5,366,179
2018 Thomas W. Wolf Democratic Scott R. Wagner 17.1 5,012,555
2014 flip Thomas W. Wolf Democratic Thomas W. Corbett 9.9 3,495,866
2010 flip Thomas W. Corbett Republican Dan Onorato 9.0 3,987,551
2006 Ed Rendell Democratic Lynn Swann 20.7 4,092,652
2002 flip Ed Rendell Democratic Mike Fisher 9.0 3,581,989
1998 Thomas Ridge Republican Ivan Itkin 26.4 3,024,941

Pennsylvania Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Pennsylvania governor election?

Josh Shapiro won in 2022 by 14.8 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Pennsylvania governor race?

In 2022, when Josh Shapiro won.

When did a Republican last win a Pennsylvania governor race?

In 2010, when Thomas W. Corbett won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.