2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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Nominee Tom Wolf Scott Wagner
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate John Fetterman Jeff Bartos
Popular vote2,895,6622,039,899
Percentage57.77%40.70%
2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Wolf:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Wagner:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:      40–50%     50%     No data
Governor before election

Tom Wolf
Democratic

Elected Governor

Tom Wolf
Democratic

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. [1] [2] The primary elections were held on May 15. [3] This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.

Contents

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
Results
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Wolf (incumbent) 741,676 100.0
Total votes741,676 100.0

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack faced several controversies during his term, including mistreatment of state police officers assigned as his security detail. [4] 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

Eliminated in the primary

Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Kathi Cozzone

State legislators

Madeleine Dean (withdrawn)
Federal officials

State legislators

John Fetterman
Federal officials

State officials

State legislators

Municipal officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Individuals

Newspapers

Mike Stack
Federal officials

State legislators

Municipal officials

Declined to endorse

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Aryanna
Berringer		Kathi
Cozzone		Madeleine
Dean		John
Fetterman		Craig
Lehman		Mike
Stack		Undecided
Independence Communications & Campaigns, LLC [27] February 2–4, 2018467± 4.53%2%10%4%20%1%8%55%

Primary results

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Results by county:
  Fetterman—70–80%
  Fetterman—60–70%
  Fetterman—50–60%
  Fetterman—40–50%
  Fetterman—<40%
  Ahmad—40–50%
  Ahmad—<40%
  Cozzone—60–70%
  Cozzone—<40%
  Stack—<40%
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fetterman 288,229 38.0
Democratic Nina Ahmad 182,30923.8
Democratic Kathi Cozzone142,41018.6
Democratic Mike Stack (incumbent)127,25916.6
Democratic Ray Sosa27,4273.6
Total votes767,634 100.0

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in the primary

  • Laura Ellsworth, attorney [31] [32]
  • Paul Mango, businessman and former U.S. Army officer [33]
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Laura Ellsworth

Municipal officials

Individuals

Newspapers

Paul Mango

U.S. Senators

Organizations

Scott Wagner

Federal officials

Governors

U.S. Representatives

State senators

State representatives

Individuals

Organizations

Mike Turzai (withdrawn)
State senators

State representatives

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Laura
Ellsworth		Paul
Mango		Scott
Wagner		OtherUndecided
Susquehanna Polling & Research [60] May 4–8, 2018545± 4.2%18%23%37%1%22%
ColdSpark Media (R-Ellsworth) [61] May 2018––17%24%28%–30%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) [62] April 2–3, 2018500± 4.5%9%24%50%–17%
Revily (R-American Principles Project) [63] March 13–15, 2018800± 3.4%4%18%20%–57%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) [64] September 18–20, 2017400± 4.9%–16%45%–39%
5%13%45%–37%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Scott
Wagner		Paul
Mango		Mike
Turzai		Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) [65] April 9–10, 2017500± 4.5%38%8%10%45%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Scott
Wagner		Paul
Mango		Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) [66] September 18–20, 2017400± 4.9%45%16%39%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) [65] April 9–10, 2017500± 4.5%42%13%46%

Results

Results by county: Wagner--60-70% Wagner--50-60% Wagner--40-50% Mango--40-50% Mango--50-60% Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary, 2018.svg
Results by county:
  Wagner—60–70%
  Wagner—50–60%
  Wagner—40–50%
  Mango—40–50%
  Mango—50–60%
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Wagner 324,013 44.3
Republican Paul Mango270,01436.9
Republican Laura Ellsworth137,65018.8
Total votes731,677 100.0

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Nominated
  • Jeff Bartos, businessman (running with Scott Wagner) [67]

Eliminated in the primary

  • Kathy Coder, political activist [68]
  • Peg Luksik, political activist [69]
  • Diana Irey Vaughan, Washington County commissioner (running with Paul Mango) [70]
Removed from the ballot
Withdrawn
Considered potential
Declined

Endorsements

Jeff Bartos

Results

Results by county: Bartos--60-70% Bartos--50-60% Bartos--40-50% Bartos--<40% Coder--40-50% Coder--<40% Vaughan--70-80% Vaughan--50-60% Vaughan--40-50% Luksik--50-60% Luksik--<40% Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial Republican primary, 2018.svg
Results by county:
  Bartos—60–70%
  Bartos—50–60%
  Bartos—40–50%
  Bartos—<40%
  Coder—40–50%
  Coder—<40%
  Vaughan—70–80%
  Vaughan—50–60%
  Vaughan—40–50%
  Luksik—50–60%
  Luksik—<40%
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Bartos 317,619 46.8
Republican Kathy Coder147,80521.8
Republican Diana Irey Vaughan119,40017.6
Republican Peg Luksik93,66713.8
Total votes678,491 100.0

Green Party

Governor

Candidates

Nominated

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Nominated
  • Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick

Endorsements

Paul Glover

Libertarian Party

Governor

Candidates

Nominated
  • Ken Krawchuk, technology consultant and nominee for governor in 1998, 2002, and 2014 [84]

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

Nominated

  • Kathleen Smith, entrepreneur (running with Ken Krawchuk)

General election

Candidates

Debates

Endorsements

Scott Wagner (R)

Federal officials

Governors

U.S. Representatives

State senators

State representatives

County Commissioners

Individuals

Organizations

Tom Wolf (D)
Federal officials

Governors

U.S. Representatives

State representatives

Individuals

Organizations

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [107] Likely DOctober 26, 2018
The Washington Post [108] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [109] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [110] Likely DNovember 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [111] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics [112] Safe DNovember 4, 2018
Daily Kos [113] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Fox News [114] [a] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
Politico [115] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
Governing [116] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Tom
Wolf (D)		Scott
Wagner (R)		OtherUndecided
Change Research [117] November 2–4, 20181,833–53%42%3% [118] –
Research Co. [119] November 1–3, 2018450± 4.6%54%39%1%6%
Muhlenberg College [120] October 28 – November 1, 2018421± 5.5%58%37%––
Franklin & Marshall College [121] October 22–28, 2018214 LV± 9.5%59%33%–5%
537 RV± 6.0%57%27%6% [122] 10%
Morning Consult [123] October 1–2, 20181,188± 3.0%48%36%–16%
Franklin & Marshall College [124] September 17–23, 2018204 LV–52%30%–17%
545 RV± 6.1%52%28%2% [125] 18%
Ipsos [126] September 12–20, 20181,080± 3.0%55%38%2%6%
Muhlenberg College [127] September 13–19, 2018404± 5.5%55%36%6% [128] 2%
Rasmussen Reports [129] September 12–13, 2018800± 3.5%52%40%3%5%
Franklin & Marshall College [130] August 20–26, 2018222 LV–52%35%1%12%
511 RV± 6.1%51%32%5% [131] 14%
Marist College [132] August 12–16, 2018713± 4.2%54%40%<1%6%
Commonwealth Leaders Fund (R) [133] August 13–15, 20182,012± 3.6%46%43%3%8%
Suffolk University [134] June 21–25, 2018500± 4.4%49%36%1%14%
Franklin & Marshall College [135] June 4–10, 2018472± 6.5%48%29%1%23%
Muhlenberg College [136] April 4–12, 2018414± 5.5%47%31%5%16%
Franklin & Marshall College [137] March 19–26, 2018137± 6.8%38%21%6%35%
Hypothetical polling

with Paul Mango

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Tom
Wolf (D)		Paul
Mango (R)		OtherUndecided
Muhlenberg College [136] April 4–12, 2018414± 5.5%47%27%5%22%
Franklin & Marshall College [137] March 19–26, 2018143± 6.8%49%22%4%25%

with Laura Ellsworth

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Tom
Wolf (D)		Laura
Ellsworth (R)		OtherUndecided
Muhlenberg College [136] April 4–12, 2018414± 5.5%46%26%4%24%
Franklin & Marshall College [137] March 19–26, 2018143± 6.8%51%22%2%25%

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.

2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election [138]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tom Wolf (incumbent)
John Fetterman 		2,895,652 57.77% +2.84%
Republican Scott Wagner
Jeff Bartos		2,039,88240.70%−4.37%
Libertarian Ken Krawchuk
Kathleen Smith		49,2290.98%N/A
Green Paul Glover
Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick		27,7920.55%N/A
Total votes5,012,555 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Wolf won 12 of 18 congressional districts, including 3 that elected Republicans. [139]

DistrictWagnerWolfRepresentative
1st 40%59% Brian Fitzpatrick
2nd 20%79% Brendan Boyle
3rd 5%93% Dwight Evans
4th 32%66% Madeleine Dean
5th 29%69% Mary Gay Scanlon
6th 37%61% Chrissy Houlahan
7th 39%59% Susan Wild
8th 43%56% Matt Cartwright
9th 54%44% Dan Meuser
10th 44%54% Scott Perry
11th 53%45% Lloyd Smucker
12th 59%39% Tom Marino
13th 63%35% John Joyce
14th 51%48% Guy Reschenthaler
15th 60%38% Glenn Thompson
16th 48.8%49.5% Mike Kelly
17th 39%59% Conor Lamb
18th 26%72% Mike Doyle

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