Pennsylvania — 1998 governor election
Akashic1998 · GovernorPennsylvania · GovernorTom RidgeR+26.4
Candidates
Pennsylvania 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tom Ridge✓Republican1,736,84457.4%
- Ivan ItkinDemocratic938,74531.0%
- Peg LuksikConstitution315,76110.4%
- Other candidatesOther33,5911.1%
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 1996D+9.2Governor 1998R+26.4vs. baselineR+35.6
Pennsylvania's 1998 governor race ran 35.6 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.