Pennsylvania — 1986 governor election
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1986 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorBob CaseyD+2.3
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bob Casey✓Democratic1,717,48450.7%
- Bill Scranton IIIRepublican1,638,26848.4%
- Other candidatesOther32,5231.0%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+7.4Governor 1986D+2.3vs. baselineD+9.7
Pennsylvania's 1986 governor race ran 9.7 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.