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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Nov 08, 2022 |
General Election |
| | Josh Shapiro
3,031,137
56.49%
|
| Douglas V. "Doug" Mastriano
2,238,477
41.71%
|
| Matt Hackenburg
51,611
0.96%
|
| Christina Digiulio
24,436
0.46%
|
| Joseph P. Soloski
20,518
0.38%
|
| Candace Wagner(W)
0
0.00%
|
| Eddie Wenrich
0
0.00%
|
| | | Write-In(W)
0
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 06, 2018 |
General Election |
| | Thomas W. Wolf(I)
2,895,662
57.77%
|
| Scott Wagner
2,039,899
40.70%
|
| Kenneth V. Krawchuk
49,229
0.98%
|
| Paul Glover
27,792
0.55%
|
|
| Nov 04, 2014 |
General Election |
| | Thomas W. Wolf
1,920,355
54.93%
|
| Tom Corbett(I)
1,575,511
45.07%
|
| Tom Lineaweaver(W)
0
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 02, 2010 |
General Election |
| | Tom Corbett
2,172,763
54.49%
|
| Daniel "Dan" Onorato
1,814,788
45.51%
|
|
| Nov 07, 2006 |
General Election |
| | Ed Rendell(I)
2,470,517
60.31%
|
| Lynn Swann
1,622,135
39.60%
|
| Unidentified Scattering
3,425
0.08%
|
| Hagan Smith
0
0.00%
|
| Marakay J. Rogers
0
0.00%
|
| Russell H. "Russ" Diamond
0
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 05, 2002 |
General Election |
| | Ed Rendell
1,913,235
53.41%
|
| Mike Fisher
1,589,408
44.37%
|
| Kenneth V. Krawchuk
40,923
1.14%
|
| Michael W. Morrill
38,423
1.07%
|
|
| Oct 05, 2001 |
Appointment |
|
| Sep 13, 2001 |
Appointment |
|
| Nov 03, 1998 |
General Election |
| | Tom Ridge(I)
1,736,844
57.42%
|
| Ivan Itkin
938,745
31.03%
|
| Peg Luksik
315,761
10.44%
|
| Kenneth V. Krawchuk
33,591
1.11%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1994 |
General Election |
| | Tom Ridge
1,627,976
45.40%
|
| Mark Singel
1,430,099
39.89%
|
| Peg Luksik
460,269
12.84%
|
| Patrick "Pat" Fallon
33,602
0.94%
|
| Timothy E. Holloway
33,235
0.93%
|
| Others(W)
345
0.01%
|
|
| Jun 14, 1993 |
Appointment |
|
| Nov 06, 1990 |
General Election |
| | Robert P. Casey Sr.(I)
2,065,281
67.65%
|
| Barbara Hafer
987,516
32.35%
|
| Others(W)
0
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1986 |
General Election |
| | Robert P. Casey Sr.
1,717,484
50.69%
|
| William W. "Bill" Scranton III
1,638,268
48.35%
|
| Heidi Hoover
32,523
0.96%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1982 |
General Election |
| | Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh(I)
1,872,784
50.84%
|
| Allen E. Ertel
1,772,353
48.11%
|
| Mark Zola
15,495
0.42%
|
| Lee Frissell
13,101
0.36%
|
| Richard D. Fuerle
10,252
0.28%
|
|
| Nov 07, 1978 |
General Election |
| | Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh
1,966,042
52.54%
|
| Peter F. Flaherty
1,737,888
46.44%
|
| Mark Zola
20,062
0.54%
|
| Lee Frissell
17,593
0.47%
|
| Others(W)
384
0.01%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1974 |
General Election |
| | Milton J. Shapp(I)
1,878,252
53.66%
|
| Andrew Lindsay "Drew" Lewis Jr.
1,578,917
45.11%
|
| Stephen Depue
33,691
0.96%
|
| Frederick W. Stanton
8,980
0.26%
|
| Others(W)
374
0.01%
|
|
| Nov 03, 1970 |
General Election |
| | Milton J. Shapp
2,043,029
55.22%
|
| Raymond J. Broderick
1,542,854
41.70%
|
| Andrew J. Watson
83,406
2.25%
|
| Francis McGeever
21,647
0.59%
|
| George S. Taylor
3,588
0.10%
|
| Clarissa Cain
2,988
0.08%
|
| Pearl Chertov
2,400
0.06%
|
| | | Others(W)
153
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1966 |
General Election |
| | Raymond P. Shafer
2,110,349
52.10%
|
| Milton J. Shapp
1,868,719
46.13%
|
| Edward S. Swartz
57,073
1.41%
|
| George S. Taylor
14,527
0.36%
|
|
| Nov 06, 1962 |
General Election |
| | William W. Scranton
2,424,918
55.39%
|
| Richardson Dilworth
1,938,627
44.28%
|
| George S. Taylor
14,340
0.33%
|
| Others(W)
182
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1958 |
General Election |
| | David Leo Lawrence
2,024,852
50.79%
|
| Arthur T. McGonigle
1,948,769
48.88%
|
| Herman A. Johansen
8,677
0.22%
|
| Herbert Lewin
4,556
0.11%
|
| Others(W)
64
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1954 |
General Election |
| | George M. Leader
1,996,266
53.66%
|
| Lloyd H. Wood
1,717,070
46.15%
|
| Henry Beitscher
4,471
0.12%
|
| Louis Dirle
2,650
0.07%
|
| Richard R. Blews(W)
4
0.00%
|
| Scattering(W)
2
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 07, 1950 |
General Election |
| | John S. Fine
1,796,119
50.74%
|
| Richardson Dilworth
1,710,355
48.31%
|
| Richard R. Blews
12,282
0.35%
|
| Reginald B. Naugle
7,715
0.22%
|
| Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
6,097
0.17%
|
| Robert Z. Wilson Mozer
5,005
0.14%
|
| George S. Taylor
1,645
0.05%
|
| | | Herbert Lewin
841
0.02%
|
|
| Jan 02, 1947 |
Appointment |
| | John C. Bell, Jr.
1
100.00%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1946 |
General Election |
| | James H. "Jim" Duff
1,828,462
58.53%
|
| John S. Rice
1,270,947
40.68%
|
| James A. W. Killip
13,838
0.44%
|
| George S. Taylor
10,747
0.34%
|
|
| Nov 03, 1942 |
General Election |
| | Edward Martin
1,367,531
53.67%
|
| F. Clair Ross
1,149,897
45.13%
|
| Dale H. Learn
17,385
0.68%
|
| John J. Haluska
7,911
0.31%
|
| Joseph Pirincin
5,310
0.21%
|
| Others(W)
37
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1938 |
General Election |
| | Arthur H. James
2,035,340
53.39%
|
| Charles Alvin Jones
1,756,192
46.07%
|
| Jesse H. Holmes
12,635
0.33%
|
| Robert G. Burnham
6,438
0.17%
|
| Ella Reeve Bloor Omholt
1,273
0.03%
|
| Others(W)
89
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 06, 1934 |
General Election |
| | George H. Earle
1,476,467
50.04%
|
| William A. Schnader
1,410,138
47.79%
|
| Jesse H. Holmes
42,417
1.44%
|
| Herbert T. Ames
13,521
0.46%
|
| Emmett Patrick Cush
5,584
0.19%
|
| Bess Gyekis
2,272
0.08%
|
| Others(W)
47
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1930 |
General Election |
| | Gifford Pinchot
1,068,874
50.77%
|
| John M. Hemphill
1,010,204
47.98%
|
| James Hudson Maurer
21,036
1.00%
|
| Frank Mozer
5,267
0.25%
|
| Others(W)
64
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1926 |
General Election |
| | John S. Fisher
1,102,823
73.34%
|
| Eugene C. Bonniwell
365,280
24.29%
|
| George L. Pennock
19,524
1.30%
|
| John W. Slayton
11,795
0.78%
|
| H. W. Hicks
3,256
0.22%
|
| Julian P. Hickok
922
0.06%
|
| Others(W)
68
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 07, 1922 |
General Election |
| | Gifford Pinchot
831,696
56.78%
|
| John A. McSparran
581,625
39.71%
|
| Lilith Martin Wilson
31,748
2.17%
|
| William Repp
14,151
0.97%
|
| William H. Thomas
3,137
0.21%
|
| John W. Dix
2,246
0.15%
|
| Unidentified Scattering(W)
69
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1918 |
General Election |
| | William Cameron Sproul
552,537
61.05%
|
| Eugene C. Bonniwell
305,315
33.74%
|
| Edwin J. Fithian
27,359
3.02%
|
| Charles Sehl
18,714
2.07%
|
| Robert C. Macauley Jr.
1,077
0.12%
|
| Others(W)
33
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 03, 1914 |
General Election |
| | Martin G. Brumbaugh
588,705
52.98%
|
| Vance C. McCormick
453,880
40.84%
|
| Joseph B. Allen
40,115
3.61%
|
| Matthew H. Stevenson
17,467
1.57%
|
| William Draper Lewis
6,503
0.59%
|
| Charles N. Brumm
4,031
0.36%
|
| Caleb Harrison
533
0.05%
|
| | | Unidentified Scattering(W)
18
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1910 |
General Election |
| | John Kinley "J.K." Tener
415,614
41.63%
|
| William H. Berry
382,127
38.27%
|
| Webster Grim
129,395
12.96%
|
| John W. Slayton
53,055
5.31%
|
| Madison F. Larkin
17,445
1.75%
|
| George G. Anton
802
0.08%
|
| Others(W)
10
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 06, 1906 |
General Election |
| | Edwin Sydney Stuart
506,418
50.31%
|
| Lewis Emery, Jr.
458,054
45.51%
|
| Homer L. Castle
24,793
2.46%
|
| James Hudson Maurer
15,169
1.51%
|
| John Desmond
2,109
0.21%
|
| Others(W)
22
0.00%
|
| J. D. Harris(W)
14
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1902 |
General Election |
| | Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker
593,328
54.20%
|
| Robert Emory Pattison
450,978
41.19%
|
| Silas C. Swallow
23,327
2.13%
|
| John W. Slayton
21,910
2.00%
|
| William Adams
5,155
0.47%
|
| Others(W)
58
0.01%
|
| John P. Elkin(W)
15
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1898 |
General Election |
| | William Alexis Stone
476,206
49.01%
|
| George A. Jenks
358,300
36.87%
|
| Silas C. Swallow
132,931
13.68%
|
| J. Mahlon Barnes
4,273
0.44%
|
| Others(W)
12
0.00%
|
| John Wanamaker(W)
11
0.00%
|
| R. A. Thompson(W)
9
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 06, 1894 |
General Election |
| | Daniel Hartman Hastings
574,841
60.32%
|
| William M. Singerly
333,404
34.98%
|
| Charles L. Hawley
23,433
2.46%
|
| Jerome T. Ailman
19,464
2.04%
|
| Thomas H. Grundy
1,733
0.18%
|
| James B. Corey(W)
122
0.01%
|
| Others(W)
60
0.01%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1890 |
General Election |
| | Robert Emory Pattison
464,209
50.01%
|
| George W. Delamater
447,655
48.23%
|
| John E. Gill
16,108
1.74%
|
| Theodore P. Rynder
224
0.02%
|
| Scattering(W)
3
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1886 |
General Election |
| | James Addams Beaver
412,285
50.33%
|
| Chauncey F. Black
369,634
45.12%
|
| Charles S. Wolf
32,458
3.96%
|
| Robert J. Houston
4,835
0.59%
|
| Scattering
1
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 07, 1882 |
General Election |
| | Robert Emory Pattison
355,791
47.83%
|
| James Addams Beaver
315,589
42.43%
|
| John Stewart
43,743
5.88%
|
| Thomas A. Armstrong
23,484
3.16%
|
| Alfred C. Petit
5,196
0.70%
|
| Scattering
1
0.00%
|
|
| Oct 08, 1878 |
General Election |
| | Henry Martyn Hoyt
319,567
45.52%
|
| Andrew H. Dill
297,060
42.31%
|
| Samuel R. Mason
81,758
11.65%
|
| Franklin H. Lane
3,653
0.52%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1875 |
General Election |
| | John F. Hartranft(I)
304,175
49.90%
|
| Cyrus L. Pershing
292,145
47.93%
|
| R. Audley Brown
13,244
2.17%
|
|
| Oct 08, 1872 |
General Election |
| | John F. Hartranft
353,287
52.55%
|
| Charles R. Buckalew
317,700
47.26%
|
| Salmon B. Chase
1,250
0.19%
|
| Winthrop W. Ketchum(W)
1
0.00%
|
|
| Oct 12, 1869 |
General Election |
| | John White Geary(I)
290,552
50.40%
|
| Asa Packer
285,956
49.60%
|
|
| Oct 09, 1866 |
General Election |
| | John White Geary
307,274
51.44%
|
| Hiester Clymer
290,096
48.56%
|
|
| Oct 13, 1863 |
General Election |
| | Andrew G. Curtin(I)
269,506
51.46%
|
| George W. Woodward
254,171
48.54%
|
| Others(W)
2
0.00%
|
|
| Oct 09, 1860 |
General Election |
| | Andrew G. Curtin
262,346
53.26%
|
| Henry D. Foster
230,230
46.74%
|
|
| Oct 13, 1857 |
General Election |
| | William Fisher Packer
188,846
52.00%
|
| David Wilmot
146,139
40.24%
|
| Isaac Hazlehurst
28,168
7.76%
|
| Others(W)
12
0.00%
|
|
| Oct 10, 1854 |
General Election |
| | James Pollock
203,822
54.64%
|
| William Bigler(I)
166,991
44.76%
|
| B. Rush Bradford
2,194
0.59%
|
| Others(W)
33
0.01%
|
|
| Oct 14, 1851 |
General Election |
| | William Bigler
186,489
50.89%
|
| William Freame Johnston(I)
178,034
48.58%
|
| Kimber Cleaver
1,850
0.50%
|
| William Elder
60
0.02%
|
| Others(W)
5
0.00%
|
| Francis Julius Lemoyne(W)
2
0.00%
|
|
| Oct 10, 1848 |
General Election |
| | William Freame Johnston(I)
168,522
50.03%
|
| Morris Longstreth
168,225
49.95%
|
| Edward D. Gazzam(W)
48
0.01%
|
| Others(W)
11
0.00%
|
| Thomas Earle(W)
7
0.00%
|
| Francis Julius Lemoyne(W)
6
0.00%
|
|
| Jul 26, 1848 |
Appointment |
| | William Freame Johnston
1
100.00%
|
|
| Oct 12, 1847 |
General Election |
| | Francis Rawn Shunk(I)
146,081
50.84%
|
| James Irvin
128,148
44.60%
|
| Eman C. Reigart
11,247
3.91%
|
| Francis Julius Lemoyne
1,861
0.65%
|
| Abijah Morrison(W)
3
0.00%
|
| Others(W)
3
0.00%
|
|
| Oct 08, 1844 |
General Election |
| | Francis Rawn Shunk
160,322
50.27%
|
| Joseph Markle
156,040
48.93%
|
| Francis Julius Lemoyne
2,566
0.80%
|
| Others(W)
4
0.00%
|
|
| Mar 04, 1844 |
General Election |
| | Joseph Markle
69
34.16%
|
| James Irvin
64
31.68%
|
| John Banks
39
19.31%
|
| George W. Toland
20
9.90%
|
| Chester P. Butler
4
1.98%
|
| James Cooper
3
1.49%
|
| Ner Middleswarth
3
1.49%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1841 |
General Election |
| | David R. Porter(I)
136,504
54.44%
|
| John Banks
113,473
45.25%
|
| Francis Julius Lemoyne
763
0.30%
|
| George F. Horton(W)
18
0.01%
|
| Samuel L. Carpenter(W)
4
0.00%
|
| Ellis Lewis(W)
1
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 06, 1838 |
General Election |
| | David R. Porter
127,821
51.10%
|
| Joseph Ritner(I)
122,325
48.90%
|
|
| Nov 03, 1835 |
General Election |
| | Joseph Ritner
94,023
46.91%
|
| George Wolf(I)
65,804
32.83%
|
| Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg
40,586
20.25%
|
|
| Nov 06, 1832 |
General Election |
| | George Wolf(I)
91,335
50.88%
|
| Joseph Ritner
88,165
49.12%
|
|
| Nov 03, 1829 |
General Election |
| | George Wolf
78,219
60.17%
|
| Joseph Ritner
51,776
39.83%
|
| Others(W)
12
0.01%
|
|
| Nov 07, 1826 |
General Election |
| | John Andrew Schulze(I)
72,710
96.87%
|
| John Sergeant
1,175
1.57%
|
| Others(W)
1,174
1.56%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1823 |
General Election |
| | John Andrew Schulze
89,928
58.34%
|
| Andrew Gregg
64,211
41.66%
|
| John Glossender(W)
4
0.00%
|
| Others(W)
4
0.00%
|
|
| Nov 07, 1820 |
General Election |
| | Joseph Hiester
67,905
50.59%
|
| William Findlay(I)
66,300
49.39%
|
| Others(W)
21
0.02%
|
|
| Nov 04, 1817 |
General Election |
| | William Findlay
66,331
52.81%
|
| Joseph Hiester
59,272
47.19%
|
| Others(W)
11
0.01%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1814 |
General Election |
| | Simon Snyder(I)
51,099
62.63%
|
| Isaac Wayne
29,566
36.24%
|
| George Latimer
910
1.12%
|
| Others(W)
18
0.02%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1811 |
General Election |
| | Simon Snyder(I)
52,319
90.83%
|
| William Tilghman
3,609
6.27%
|
| Others(W)
1,675
2.91%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1808 |
General Election |
| | Simon Snyder
67,975
60.93%
|
| James Ross
39,575
35.47%
|
| John Spayd
4,006
3.59%
|
| Others(W)
8
0.01%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1805 |
General Election |
| | Thomas McKean(I)
43,644
53.14%
|
| Simon Snyder
38,483
46.86%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1802 |
General Election |
| | Thomas McKean(I)
47,879
73.65%
|
| James Ross
17,037
26.21%
|
| Others(W)
94
0.14%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1799 |
General Election |
| | Thomas McKean
37,244
53.29%
|
| James Ross
32,643
46.71%
|
|
| Nov 08, 1796 |
General Election |
| | Thomas Mifflin(I)
30,020
96.31%
|
| Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg
1,011
3.24%
|
| "Mad" Anthony Wayne
139
0.45%
|
|
| Nov 05, 1793 |
General Election |
| | Thomas Mifflin(I)
20,479
65.43%
|
| Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg
10,803
34.51%
|
| Others(W)
11
0.04%
|
| Alexander McDowell(W)
8
0.03%
|
|
| Nov 02, 1790 |
General Election |
| | Thomas Mifflin
27,974
90.71%
|
| Arthur St. Clair
2,864
9.29%
|
| Charles Thomson(W)
2
0.01%
|
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