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Elections / 1986 · Governor · PA

Bob Casey won Pennsylvania's 1986 governor's race.

Bob Casey (Democrat) led by 2.3 points statewide.

Statewide result
Pennsylvania 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob CaseyDDemocratic1,717,48450.7%
Bill Scranton IIIRRepublican1,638,26848.3%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1984R+7.4Governor 1986D+2.4vs. baselineD+9.7

Pennsylvania's 1986 governor race ran 9.7 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1986PA