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Elections / 1998 · Governor · PA

Tom Ridge won Pennsylvania's 1998 governor's race.

Tom Ridge (Republican) led by 26.4 points statewide.

Statewide result
Pennsylvania 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tom RidgeRRepublican1,736,84457.4%
Ivan ItkinDDemocratic938,74531.0%
Peg LuksikOConstitution315,76110.4%

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 1996D+9.2Governor 1998R+26.7vs. baselineR+35.9

Pennsylvania's 1998 governor race ran 35.9 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1998PA