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      Home/Elections/1998/Governor/Pennsylvania
      1998·Governor·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Thomas J Ridge
      57.4%1,736,844 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ivan Itkin
      31.0%938,745 votes
      Margin
      R+26.4
      3,024,941 total votes
      3 candidates3,024,941 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Thomas J RidgeREP✓
      		REP1,736,84457.4%
      Ivan ItkinDEM
      		DEM938,74531.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH349,35211.6%

      Seat History

      Governor in Pennsylvania

      2022
      Josh ShapiroDEM
      D+14.8
      2018
      Thomas W. WolfDEM
      D+17.1
      2014
      Thomas W. WolfDEM
      D+9.9
      2010
      Tom CorbettREP
      R+9.0
      2006
      Edward G. RendellDEM
      D+20.7
      2002
      Edward G. RendellDEM
      D+9.0
      1994
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      R+5.4
      1990
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+35.3
      1986
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+2.3
      1982
      Richard ThornburghREP
      R+2.7
      1978
      Richard ThornburghREP
      R+6.1
      1974
      Milton J. ShappDEM
      D+8.6
      1970
      Milton J. ShappDEM
      D+13.5
      1966
      Raymond P. ShaferREP
      R+6.0
      View all Governor history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Ivan ItkinDEM
      Record13W-1L
      Avg MarginD+52.4
      Career1972-1998
      Governor / State House
      Full profile →
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      Record8W-0L
      Avg MarginR+15.9
      Career1982-1998
      Governor / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Pennsylvania, 1998

      US Senate1 contest →US House21 contests →
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