Elections / 1998 · Governor · PA
Pennsylvania — 1998 governor election
Akashic1998 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorTom RidgeR+26.7
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tom Ridge✓Republican1,736,84458.1%
- Ivan ItkinDemocratic938,74531.4%
- Peg LuksikConstitution315,76110.6%
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
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.