The2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect theGovernor andLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania , concurrently with theelection of Pennsylvania'sClass I U.S. Senate seat , as well aselections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variouslocal elections . Incumbent GovernorTom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin, defeatingRepublican challengerScott Wagner and two third-party candidates from theGreen Party ,Paul Glover andLibertarian Party , Ken Krawchuk.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Donald Trump won in the2016 presidential election .
Wagner won 8 counties that Wolf won in 2014:Lawrence ,Greene ,Fayette ,Cambria ,Clinton ,Northumberland ,Carbon , andSchuylkill . Meanwhile, this was the first time sinceBob Casey Jr. 's landslide State Treasurer win in2004 thatCumberland County voted for the Democrat in a statewide election.
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Tom Wolf (incumbent)741,676 100.0 Total votes 741,676 100.0
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack faced several controversies during his term, including mistreatment of state police officers assigned as his security detail.[ 4] John Fetterman . Stack was ultimately defeated by Fetterman, placing fourth overall.
Eliminated in the primary [ edit ] Madeleine Dean (withdrawn)
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Lisa Boscola , state senator from the18th district (1999–present)[ 23] Jim Brewster , state senator from the45th district (2010–present)[ 24] Jay Costa , state senator from the43rd district (1996–present) Pennsylvania Senate Minority Leader (2011–present)[ 24] Andy Dinniman , state senator from the19th district (2006–2020)[ 25] Larry Farnese , state senator from the1st district (2009–2020)[ 25] Wayne Fontana , state senator from the42nd district (2005–present)[ 24] Vincent Hughes , state senator from the7th district (1994–present)[ 23] Rich Kasunic , state senator from the32nd district (1995–2015)[ 23] Shirley Kitchen , state senator from the3rd district (1996–2016)[ 23] Daylin Leach , state senator from the17th district (2009–2020)[ 23] Judy Schwank , state senator from the11th district (2011–present)[ 23] Christine Tartaglione , state senator from the2nd district (1995–present)[ 23] Anthony Williams , state senator from the8th congressional district (1999–present)[ 25] John Yudichak , state senator from the14th district (2011–2022)[ 23] Municipal officials
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%
Eliminated in the primary [ edit ] Laura Ellsworth
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Mike Turzai (withdrawn)
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Scott Paul Mike Undecided McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner)[ 65] April 9–10, 2017 500 ± 4.5% 38% 8% 10% 45%
Results by county: Wagner—60–70%
Wagner—50–60%
Wagner—40–50%
Mango—40–50%
Mango—50–60%
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Eliminated in the primary [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Considered potential [ edit ] 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%
Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Ken Krawchuk, technology consultant and nominee for governor in1998 ,2002 , and2014 [ 84] Lieutenant governor [ edit ] Kathleen Smith, entrepreneur (running with Ken Krawchuk) Scott Wagner (R)
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Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report [ 107] Likely D October 26, 2018 The Washington Post [ 108] Likely D November 5, 2018 FiveThirtyEight [ 109] Safe D November 5, 2018 Rothenberg Political Report [ 110] Likely D November 1, 2018 Sabato's Crystal Ball [ 111] Safe D November 5, 2018 RealClearPolitics [ 112] Safe D November 4, 2018 Daily Kos [ 113] Safe D November 5, 2018 Fox News [ 114] [ a] Likely D November 5, 2018 Politico [ 115] Likely D November 5, 2018 Governing [ 116] Likely D November 5, 2018
Notes ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Tom Scott Other Undecided Change Research [ 117] November 2–4, 2018 1,833 – 53% 42% 3%[ 118] – Research Co. [ 119] November 1–3, 2018 450 ± 4.6% 54% 39% 1% 6% Muhlenberg College [ 120] October 28 – November 1, 2018 421 ± 5.5% 58% 37% – – Franklin & Marshall College [ 121] October 22–28, 2018 214 LV ± 9.5% 59% 33% – 5% 537 RV ± 6.0% 57% 27% 6%[ 122] 10% Morning Consult [ 123] October 1–2, 2018 1,188 ± 3.0% 48% 36% – 16% Franklin & Marshall College [ 124] September 17–23, 2018 204 LV – 52% 30% – 17% 545 RV ± 6.1% 52% 28% 2%[ 125] 18% Ipsos [ 126] September 12–20, 2018 1,080 ± 3.0% 55% 38% 2% 6% Muhlenberg College [ 127] September 13–19, 2018 404 ± 5.5% 55% 36% 6%[ 128] 2% Rasmussen Reports [ 129] September 12–13, 2018 800 ± 3.5% 52% 40% 3% 5% Franklin & Marshall College [ 130] August 20–26, 2018 222 LV – 52% 35% 1% 12% 511 RV ± 6.1% 51% 32% 5%[ 131] 14% Marist College [ 132] August 12–16, 2018 713 ± 4.2% 54% 40% <1% 6% Commonwealth Leaders Fund (R)[ 133] August 13–15, 2018 2,012 ± 3.6% 46% 43% 3% 8% Suffolk University [ 134] June 21–25, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 49% 36% 1% 14% Franklin & Marshall College [ 135] June 4–10, 2018 472 ± 6.5% 48% 29% 1% 23% Muhlenberg College [ 136] April 4–12, 2018 414 ± 5.5% 47% 31% 5% 16% Franklin & Marshall College [ 137] March 19–26, 2018 137 ± 6.8% 38% 21% 6% 35%
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The election was not close, with Wolf defeating Wagner by about 17 percentage points. Wolf won by running up large margins inAllegheny County , includingPittsburgh , andPhiladelphia County , includingPhiladelphia . Wolf's victory can also be attributed to his strong performance in Philadelphia suburbs.
County[ 139] Tom Wolf Scott Wagner Ken Krawchuk Paul Glover Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 15,862 40.62% 22,501 57.62% 435 1.11% 255 0.65% -6,639 -17.00% 39,053 Allegheny 364,710 67.38% 168,893 31.20% 5,244 0.97% 2,458 0.45% 195,817 36.18% 541,305 Armstrong 8,839 35.87% 15,373 62.38% 278 1.13% 153 0.62% -6,534 -26.51% 24,643 Beaver 36,166 53.28% 30,593 45.07% 711 1.05% 406 0.60% 5,573 8.21% 67,876 Bedford 4,408 23.37% 14,261 75.60% 110 0.58% 84 0.45% -9,853 -52.23% 18,863 Berks 76,136 52.72% 65,756 45.53% 1,619 1.12% 915 0.63% 10,380 7.19% 144,426 Blair 14,622 33.60% 28,175 64.74% 508 1.17% 217 0.50% -13,553 -31.14% 43,522 Bradford 6,852 33.56% 13,068 64.00% 319 1.56% 181 0.89% -6,216 -30.44% 20,420 Bucks 172,302 58.54% 117,912 40.06% 2,602 0.88% 1,513 0.51% 54,390 18.48% 294,329 Butler 32,891 41.26% 45,242 56.76% 1,088 1.36% 490 0.61% -12,351 -15.50% 79,711 Cambria 21,639 43.37% 27,530 55.18% 413 0.83% 312 0.63% -5,891 -11.81% 49,894 Cameron 619 34.91% 1,127 63.56% 17 0.96% 10 0.56% -508 -28.65% 1,773 Carbon 9,659 42.85% 12,476 55.35% 267 1.18% 140 0.62% -2,817 -12.50% 22,542 Centre 34,961 57.62% 24,353 40.13% 849 1.40% 515 0.85% 10,608 17.49% 60,678 Chester 145,212 61.33% 87,873 37.11% 2,448 1.03% 1,242 0.52% 57,339 24.22% 236,775 Clarion 5,191 36.83% 8,594 60.98% 195 1.38% 114 0.81% -3,403 -24.15% 14,094 Clearfield 9,235 34.34% 17,241 64.11% 251 0.93% 165 0.61% -8,006 -29.77% 26,892 Clinton 5,517 44.22% 6,727 53.92% 165 1.32% 67 0.54% -1,210 -9.70% 12,476 Columbia 9,822 43.39% 12,424 54.88% 244 1.08% 148 0.65% -2,602 -11.49% 22,638 Crawford 12,137 39.74% 17,859 58.47% 342 1.12% 206 0.67% -5,722 -18.73% 30,544 Cumberland 52,807 50.54% 49,496 47.37% 1,504 1.44% 671 0.64% 3,311 3.17% 104,478 Dauphin 64,045 59.00% 42,436 39.09% 1,362 1.25% 706 0.65% 21,609 19.91% 108,549 Delaware 167,211 66.71% 80,576 32.15% 1,780 0.71% 1,076 0.43% 86,635 34.56% 250,643 Elk 4,206 37.22% 6,918 61.22% 101 0.89% 76 0.67% -2,712 -24.00% 11,301 Erie 60,790 59.77% 39,387 38.72% 929 0.91% 605 0.59% 21,403 21.05% 101,711 Fayette 19,791 48.38% 20,471 50.04% 384 0.94% 263 0.64% -680 -1.66% 40,909 Forest 746 38.49% 1,159 59.80% 19 0.98% 14 0.72% -413 -21.31% 1,938 Franklin 18,447 33.59% 35,634 64.88% 525 0.96% 316 0.58% -17,187 -31.29% 54,922 Fulton 1,037 19.58% 4,202 79.34% 39 0.74% 18 0.34% -3,165 -59.76% 5,296 Greene 5,844 46.95% 6,381 51.26% 115 0.92% 108 0.87% -537 -4.31% 12,448 Huntingdon 5,037 31.68% 10,586 66.57% 177 1.11% 101 0.64% -5,549 -34.89% 15,901 Indiana 12,715 43.25% 16,179 55.04% 289 0.98% 213 0.72% -3,464 -11.79% 29,396 Jefferson 4,277 27.46% 11,036 70.86% 173 1.11% 88 0.57% -6,759 -43.40% 15,574 Juniata 2,550 30.02% 5,780 68.06% 101 1.19% 62 0.73% -3,230 -38.04% 8,493 Lackawanna 54,237 64.63% 28,616 34.10% 624 0.74% 436 0.52% 25,621 30.53% 83,913 Lancaster 96,040 47.49% 102,229 50.55% 2,837 1.40% 1,118 0.55% -6,189 -3.06% 202,224 Lawrence 15,035 46.63% 16,714 51.84% 291 0.90% 201 0.62% -1,679 -5.21% 32,241 Lebanon 20,159 41.05% 28,096 57.21% 598 1.22% 255 0.52% -7,937 -16.16% 49,108 Lehigh 77,248 60.07% 49,071 38.16% 1,485 1.15% 802 0.62% 28,177 21.91% 128,606 Luzerne 55,734 51.69% 50,701 47.02% 826 0.77% 562 0.52% 5,033 4.67% 107,823 Lycoming 14,727 35.90% 25,570 62.33% 453 1.10% 275 0.67% -10,843 -26.43% 41,025 McKean 3,899 30.96% 8,512 67.59% 104 0.83% 78 0.62% -4,613 -36.63% 12,593 Mercer 18,200 44.28% 22,211 54.04% 413 1.00% 276 0.67% -4,011 -9.76% 41,100 Mifflin 4,127 30.03% 9,408 68.45% 130 0.95% 80 0.58% -5,281 -38.42% 13,745 Monroe 32,064 57.84% 22,530 40.64% 481 0.87% 362 0.65% 9,534 17.20% 55,437 Montgomery 256,252 67.18% 120,206 31.51% 3,260 0.85% 1,728 0.45% 136,046 35.67% 381,446 Montour 3,228 46.02% 3,642 51.92% 97 1.38% 48 0.68% -414 -5.90% 7,015 Northampton 65,749 57.11% 47,527 41.28% 1,211 1.05% 635 0.55% 18,222 15.83% 115,122 Northumberland 12,135 42.10% 16,122 55.94% 360 1.25% 204 0.71% -3,987 -13.84% 28,821 Perry 5,905 34.34% 10,915 63.47% 262 1.52% 144 0.66% -5,010 -29.13% 17,196 Philadelphia 484,124 87.36% 64,514 11.64% 2,593 0.47% 2,944 0.53% 419,160 76.28% 554,175 Pike 9,074 43.63% 11,408 54.85% 184 0.88% 134 0.64% -2,334 -11.22% 20,800 Potter 1,452 23.24% 4,687 75.02% 67 1.07% 42 0.67% -3,235 -51.78% 6,248 Schuylkill 21,179 43.47% 26,640 54.68% 570 1.17% 329 0.68% -5,461 -11.21% 48,718 Snyder 4,833 36.25% 8,283 62.13% 149 1.12% 67 0.50% -3,450 -25.88% 13,332 Somerset 9,138 31.81% 19,020 66.21% 366 1.27% 204 0.71% -9,882 -34.40% 28,728 Sullivan 977 36.20% 1,661 61.54% 50 1.85% 11 0.41% -684 -25.34% 2,699 Susquehanna 5,273 33.55% 10,137 64.49% 177 1.13% 132 0.84% -4,864 -30.94% 15,719 Tioga 3,991 27.01% 10,472 70.86% 179 1.21% 136 0.92% -6,481 -43.85% 14,778 Union 6,426 44.64% 7,676 53.32% 201 1.40% 93 0.65% -1,250 -8.68% 14,396 Venango 7,431 39.90% 10,856 58.29% 242 1.30% 96 0.52% -3,425 -18.39% 18,625 Warren 5,447 37.61% 8,766 60.53% 162 1.12% 108 0.75% -3,319 -22.92% 14,483 Washington 39,898 48.41% 40,662 49.34% 1,282 1.56% 576 0.70% -764 -0.93% 82,418 Wayne 8,023 39.94% 11,751 58.50% 178 0.89% 134 0.67% -3,728 -18.56% 20,086 Westmoreland 67,950 46.45% 76,126 52.04% 1,529 1.05% 690 0.47% -8,176 -5.59% 146,295 Wyoming 4,101 38.51% 6,344 59.57% 100 0.94% 104 0.98% -2,243 -21.06% 10,649 York 75,313 44.57% 90,590 53.61% 2,165 1.28% 910 0.54% -15,277 -9.04% 168,978 Totals 2,895,652 57.77% 2,039,882 40.70% 49,229 0.98% 27,792 0.55% 855,770 17.07% 5,012,555
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Margin swing by county Democratic — >15%
Democratic — +12.5−15%
Democratic — +10−12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
Republican — +5−7.5%
Republican — +7.5−10%
Republican — +10−12.5%
Republican — +12.5−15%
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Wolf won 12 of 18 congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.[ 140]
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RetrievedFebruary 26, 2018 . ^ Rettew, Bill Jr. (August 22, 2017)."Commissioner Kathi Cozzone officially announces run for lieutenant governor" .Daily Local News . RetrievedAugust 30, 2017 . ^ Venteicher, Wes."Lieutenant governor candidates split on whether Gov. Wolf should release Stack report" .TribLIVE.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 . ^ Seidman, Andrew; Couloumbis, Angela (November 21, 2017)."Lt. Gov. Mike Stack, dogged by controversy, announces reelection bid" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . RetrievedDecember 1, 2017 . ^ Murphy, Jan (June 14, 2017)."Lt. Gov. Stack's treatment of staff inspires re-election challenge" .PennLive.com . RetrievedAugust 30, 2017 . ^ Fitzgerald, Thomas (March 22, 2018)."Aryanna Berringer quits Pa. race for LG, blasts rivals, money in politics" .The Philadelphia Inquirer ^a b c d e f g h Englekemier, Paul (November 29, 2017)."Dean Enters Race for Lieutenant Governor" .PoliticsPA . RetrievedDecember 1, 2017 . ^ Englekemier, Paul (February 22, 2018)."Dean Ends LG Bid, Enters Race for PA-4" .PoliticsPA . RetrievedMarch 8, 2018 . ^ Janesch, Sam (November 22, 2017)."Lancaster County Commissioner Craig Lehman will run for lieutenant governor, wants to be part of 'positive change' .LancasterOnline . RetrievedDecember 1, 2017 . ^a b "Cozzone earns more endorsements in bid to become Pa. Lt. Gov" .Delaware County Daily Times . RetrievedNovember 13, 2017 .^ Moselle, Aaron (May 4, 2018)."Fetterman supporters 'feel the Bern' during Philly endorsement rally" .WHYY . RetrievedApril 2, 2021 . ^ Venteicher, Wes (December 4, 2017)."Rendell endorses Fetterman for lieutenant governor" .Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . RetrievedDecember 14, 2017 . ^ "Eric Papenfuse endorses John Fetterman for Lt. Governor" .FOX43 . WPMT. January 5, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2018 .^ "John Fetterman" .www.facebook.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "NORML PAC Endorses John Fetterman for PA Lieutenant Governor" (Press release) .NORML . April 26, 2018. RetrievedDecember 25, 2021 .^ "Twitter" .mobile.twitter.com . RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^ "For Pa. lieutenant governor: Democrat John Fetterman; Republican Jeff Bartos – Endorsement" . May 6, 2018. RetrievedMay 22, 2018 .^a b c d e f g h i j k "Endorsements" .Stack for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania . The Committee to Elect Mike Stack. Archived fromthe original on October 4, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2018 .^a b c Venteicher, Wes (December 13, 2017)."Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, other Western Pa. Dems endorse Lt. Gov. Mike Stack" .Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . RetrievedDecember 14, 2017 . ^a b c Owens, Dennis (December 13, 2017)."Senators endorse embattled Lt. Gov. Stack for re-election" .The Sentinel . RetrievedDecember 14, 2017 . ^ Potter, Chris (December 12, 2017)."Pittsburgh DSA declines to endorse Fetterman, other Democratic hopefuls vying for its support" .Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . RetrievedDecember 15, 2017 . ^ Independence Communications & Campaigns, LLC ^a b Owens, Dennis (January 11, 2017)."GOP Senator Scott Wagner of York running for governor" . ABC 27. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2017 . ^a b Murphy, Jan (January 11, 2017)."Scott Wagner says he's running for election because 'Wolf is a failed governor' . Penn Live. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2017 . ^a b Prose, J. D. (January 11, 2017)."York County Republican state Senator Scott Wagner enters governor's race" .The Beaver County Times . RetrievedJanuary 11, 2017 . [permanent dead link ^ "Pittsburgh lawyer becomes latest to enter Pa. gubernatorial race" .Penn Live . October 10, 2017. RetrievedOctober 29, 2017 .^ Delano, Jon (January 18, 2018)."Republican Laura Ellsworth Gives GOP Voters Someone Different To Support" . KDKA. 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RetrievedJune 5, 2018 .^a b Mike Pence."Proud to be in Philadelphia today campaigning for @realScottWagner- the next great governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! Scott will fight for all the hardworking people of Pennsylvanian! Support Scott Wagner & #FixPA!" .Twitter . ^a b Stevens, Matthew (August 3, 2018)."Trump gives backing to Wagner in governor's race" .wjactv.com . ^a b Ryan Briggs (July 19, 2017)."Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to endorse Wagner in gubernatorial race" .City & State PA . Archived fromthe original on January 8, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2018 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Wagner Announces York County Endorsements" .Scott Wagner for Governor . October 3, 2017. Archived fromthe original on October 4, 2017. RetrievedOctober 11, 2017 .^a b "Wagner picks up local endorsement for governor" .The York Dispatch . June 6, 2017. RetrievedOctober 11, 2017 .^a b Diamond and Silk."Vote @realScottWagner for Governor of Pennsylvania. Vote Right, Vote Red, Vote Republican! #ElectionDay" .Twitter . ^a b "ABC PA ANNOUNCES 2018 GUBERNATORIAL ENDORSEMENT" .ABC of Pennsylvania . August 3, 2018.^a b "LUZERNE GOP ENDORSES WAGNER-BARTOS TICKET" .Scott Wagner for Governor . November 28, 2017. Archived fromthe original on December 8, 2017. RetrievedDecember 7, 2017 .^a b c Murphy, Jan (February 10, 2018)."Pa. Republican Party throws its backing to Scott Wagner, Jeff Bartos for governor/lt. governor" .The Patriot-News ^a b Mike Turzai Facebook page ^ Susquehanna Polling & Research ^ ColdSpark Media (R-Ellsworth) ^ McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) ^ Revily (R-American Principles Project) ^ McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) Archived October 7, 2017, at theWayback Machine ^a b McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) ^ McLaughlin & Associates (R-Wagner) ^ Navratil, Liz (November 9, 2017)."Wagner, Bartos announce joint campaign for Pa. gov, lt. gov" .The Inquirer . Philadelphia Media Network. 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RetrievedAugust 30, 2017 . ^ Olson, Laura (September 6, 2017)."Justin Simmons announces primary challenge to Charlie Dent" .The Morning Call the original on September 7, 2017. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2017 . ^ "Green Party Endorses Paul Glover for PA Governor" . Green Party of the United States. RetrievedApril 13, 2018 .^ "Patch Adams Endorses Paul Glover" .Facebook .^ "Ken Krawchuk, Libertarian for Pennsylvania Governor" . RetrievedAugust 27, 2017 .^ "Paul Glover is the 2018 Green Party Nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania" . RetrievedSeptember 27, 2018 .^ "Ken Krawchuk is the 2018 Libertarian Nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania" . RetrievedSeptember 27, 2018 .^ "Sunday "Get Out the Vote" rally to feature Joe Biden, Tom Wolf" .Abc27 . November 1, 2018.^ Tom Wolf."Thank you @ericholder for joining me to talk about fair maps & criminal justice reform. I am proud that Pennsylvania now has a fair map that better represents PA'ians & we're currently taking action towards criminal justice reform with a new clean state legislation & initiatives" .Twitter . ^ Tom Wolf."BREAKING: @BarackObama just endorsed my re-election! Stand with President Obama and chip in today to help our campaign win this November →" .Twitter . ^ "Former President Obama at Campaign Rally in Philadelphia" .C-Span ^ Ricardo Rosselló.".@GovernorTomWolf – thank you for strongly responding to Puerto Rico's call for assistance. Your leadership and friendship during our darkest hour and your Vision of progress and equality for the state of Pennsylvania make you the best choice in next Tuesday's election" .Twitter . ^ Dwight Evans."Standing in support of my governor @WolfforPA in West Philly yesterday. #PAVotesBlue #BlueWave2018" .Twitter . ^ Madeleine Dean [@mad4pa] (November 4, 2018)."Let's Turn PA Blue! Great time rallying for PA Democrats with @WolfForPA, @Bob_Casey, @JohnFetterman, @JoshShapiroPA, @DwightEvansPA, @kenlawrencejr, @VAArk, @ciresiforpa, @kmuthPAsenate44, & @Fields4PASenate. Press button D-11 at the polls to vote Democratic! #Mad4PA #PA4 #PA04" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^a b Tom Wolf."There was great energy yesterday at the Chester City Rally The Vote event with Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland, @Bob_Casey, @marygayscanlon, and Rep. Brian Kirkland! Let's continue to get out the vote for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. #PAVotesBlue" .Twitter . ^ Leanne Krueger."There's still time to pick up a canvass shift before tonight's #PAVotesBlue rally with @WolfForPA @Bob_Casey @JohnFetterman! Four elections in four years and our team of volunteers grows every cycle. Grateful! #GOTV #MakeItHapPENN" .Twitter . ^ Laura Gómez."Inspired by these hard working activists & volunteers advocating for people to vote in PA, and very hopeful for their progressive governor @WolfForPA" .Twitter . ^ Tom Wolf."Thank you @MeekMill, @KevinHart4real, & @MichaelGRubin for standing with me" .Twitter . ^ Meek Mill."VOTE @governortomwolf! We're in the middle of some important times. Your vote is more important than ever!" .Twitter . ^ Tom Wolf."Thank you @tomperez for visiting Pennsylvania and standing with us in November!" .Twitter . ^ Tom Wolf."Thank you @ZacharyQuinto for your support and for coming home to Pittsburgh to canvas!" .Twitter . ^ Michael Rubin."Get out and vote next week for ONE America/One Pennsylvania!! This is our guy. @WolfForPA" .Twitter . ^ Wanda Sykes [@iamwandasykes] (October 22, 2018)."Thank you Governor Wolf. #WontBeErased" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Democratic Governors.".@WolfForPA is proof: electing a Democratic governor is the best way to end Republican gerrymandering and protect fair district maps" .Twitter . ^ Human Rights Campaign."HRC Endorses PA Governor Tom Wolf" .Twitter . ^ PA Democratic Party."While the @PAGOP pals around with Trump and his billionaire buddies, @Bob_Casey and @WolfForPA are keeping company of a different kind" .Twitter . ^ Planned Parenthood Action.".@PPAdvocatesPA is all in to re-elect @WolfforPA! Special shout out to @MsLauraGomez for joining us to #PinkOutTheVote this past weekend" .Twitter . ^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings for October 26, 2018" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedApril 10, 2021 .^ "The Washington Post's gubernatorial race ratings" .The Washington Post ^ "2018 Governor Forecast" .FiveThirtyEight . October 17, 2018. Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2018. RetrievedOctober 17, 2018 .^ "2018 Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections" .insideelections.com . RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball – 2018 Governor" .www.centerforpolitics.org . RetrievedNovember 15, 2017 .^ "2018 Governor Races" .RealClearPolitics ^ "2018 Governor Race Ratings" .Daily Kos [permanent dead link ^ "2018 Midterm Power Ranking" .Fox News ^ "Politico Race Ratings" .Politico ^ "2018 Governor Elections: As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups" .www.governing.com . Archived fromthe original on October 21, 2018. RetrievedJuly 18, 2018 .^ Change Research ^ Ken Krawchuk (L) with 2%, Paul Glover (G) with 1% ^ Research Co. ^ Muhlenberg College Archived November 2, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Franklin & Marshall College ^ Ken Krawchuk (L) with 3%, Paul Glover (G) with 1%; other with 2% ^ Morning Consult Archived October 15, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Franklin & Marshall College ^ Ken Krawchuk (L) with 1%, Paul Glover (G) with 0%; other with 1% ^ Ipsos ^ Muhlenberg College ^ Ken Krawchuk (L) with 2%, Paul Glover (G) with 1%, neither/other with 3% ^ Rasmussen Reports ^ Franklin & Marshall College ^ Ken Krawchuk (L) and Paul Glover (G) with 1%; other with 1% ^ Marist College ^ Commonwealth Leaders Fund (R) ^ Suffolk University Archived June 27, 2018, at theWayback Machine ^ Franklin & Marshall College ^a b c Muhlenberg College ^a b c Franklin & Marshall College ^ "2018 General Election Official Returns" . Pennsylvania Department of State. November 6, 2018. RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^ "2018 General Election (Official Returns)" .Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2025 .^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3d91ae72-035c-49d8-920b-d44012d3ea2d Debates
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