- Source: 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
The 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with the election of Pennsylvania's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin, defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner and two third-party candidates from the Green Party, Paul Glover and Libertarian Party, Ken Krawchuk. The primary elections were held on May 15. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.
Republicans flipped the counties of Lawrence, Greene, Fayette, Cambria, Clinton, Northumberland, Carbon, and Schuylkill. Meanwhile, this was the first time since Bob Casey Jr.'s landslide State Treasurer win in 2004 that Cumberland County voted for the Democrat in a statewide election.
Democratic primary
= Governor
=Candidate
= Nominated =
Tom Wolf, incumbent governor
= Results =
= Lieutenant governor
=Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack faced several controversies during his term, including mistreatment of state police officers assigned as his security detail. As a result, he faced several challengers in the primary, including 2016 Senate candidate John Fetterman. Stack was ultimately defeated by Fetterman, placing fourth overall.
Candidates
= Nominated =
John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016
Eliminated in the primary
Nina Ahmad, former deputy mayor of Philadelphia
Kathi Cozzone, Chester County Commissioner
Ray Sosa, banker and insurance broker
Mike Stack, incumbent lieutenant governor
= Withdrawn =
Aryanna Berringer, Iraq War veteran and nominee for PA-16 in 2012 (endorsed Kathi Cozzone)
Madeleine Dean, state representative (running for PA-04)
Craig Lehman, Lancaster County commissioner (endorsed Kathi Cozzone)
= Declined =
Erin McClelland, nominee for PA-12 in 2014 and 2016 (endorsed Fetterman)
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
Republican primary
= Governor
=Candidates
= Nominated =
Scott Wagner, state senator
Eliminated in the primary
Laura Ellsworth, attorney
Paul Mango, businessman and former U.S. Army officer
= Withdrawn =
Mike Turzai, speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and nominee for PA-04 in 1998
= Declined =
Paul Addis, businessman (ran for U.S. Senate)
Lou Barletta, U.S. representative (ran for U.S. Senate)
Jake Corman, majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Mike Kelly, U.S. representative
Dave Reed, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Endorsements
Polling
Results
= Lieutenant governor
=Candidates
= Nominated =
Jeff Bartos, businessman (running with Scott Wagner)
Eliminated in the primary
Kathy Coder, political activist
Peg Luksik, political activist
Diana Irey Vaughan, Washington County commissioner (running with Paul Mango)
= Removed from the ballot =
Joe Gale, Montgomery County commissioner (did not meet minimum age requirement of 30)
= Withdrawn =
Gordon Denlinger, former state representative
Otto Voit, candidate for state treasurer in 2016
= Considered potential =
Dave Argall, state senator and nominee for PA-17 in 2010
Erin Elmore, attorney, political correspondent and The Apprentice contestant
= Declined =
Dan Meuser, former Pennsylvania secretary of revenue and candidate for PA-10 in 2008 (running for PA-09)
Justin Simmons, state representative (running for PA-15)
Endorsements
Results
Green Party
= Governor
=Candidates
= Nominated =
Paul Glover, community organizer
= Lieutenant governor
=Candidates
= Nominated =
Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick
Endorsements
Libertarian Party
= Governor
=Candidates
= Nominated =
Ken Krawchuk, technology consultant and nominee for governor in 1998, 2002, and 2014
= Lieutenant governor
=Candidates
Nominated
Kathleen Smith, entrepreneur (running with Ken Krawchuk)
General election
= Candidates
=Paul Glover (G), author, community organizer
Ken Krawchuk (L), IT entrepreneur, freelance writer
Scott Wagner (R), former state senator
Tom Wolf (D), incumbent governor
= Debates
=October 1, 2018: Complete video of debate (begins at 08:50)
= Endorsements
== Predictions
== Polling
== Results
=The election was not close, with Wolf defeating Wagner by about 17 percentage points. Wolf won by running up large margins in Allegheny County, including Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia County, including Philadelphia. Wolf's victory can also be attributed to his strong performance in Philadelphia suburbs.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Cambria (largest municipality: Johnstown)
Carbon (largest municipality: Lehighton)
Clinton (Largest city: Lock Haven)
Fayette (largest borough: Uniontown)
Greene (largest municipality: Waynesburg)
Lawrence (largest municipality: New Castle)
Northumberland (largest borough: Sunbury)
Schuylkill (largest city: Pottsville)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Cumberland (largest municipality: Carlisle)
By congressional district
Wolf won 12 of 18 congressional districts, including 3 that elected Republicans.
See also
2018 United States gubernatorial elections
2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
2018 Pennsylvania Senate election
2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
References
External links
Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Debates
GOP Primary Debate, January 20, 2018
Official gubernatorial campaign websites
Paul Glover (G) for Governor
Ken Krawchuk (L) for Governor
Scott Wagner (R) for Governor
Tom Wolf (D) for Governor
Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites
Jeff Bartos (R) for Lieutenant Governor
John Fetterman (D) for Lieutenant Governor
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