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The 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with the election of Pennsylvania's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin, defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner and two third-party candidates from the Green Party, Paul Glover and Libertarian Party, Ken Krawchuk. The primary elections were held on May 15. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2018 in a state Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Republicans flipped the counties of Lawrence, Greene, Fayette, Cambria, Clinton, Northumberland, Carbon, and Schuylkill. Meanwhile, this was the first time since Bob Casey Jr.'s landslide State Treasurer win in 2004 that Cumberland County voted for the Democrat in a statewide election. Democratic primary Governor Candidate Nominated Tom Wolf, incumbent governor Results Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominated John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 Eliminated in the primary Nina Ahmad, former deputy mayor of Philadelphia Kathi Cozzone, Chester County Commissioner Ray Sosa, banker and insurance broker Mike Stack, incumbent lieutenant governor Withdrawn Aryanna Berringer, Iraq War veteran and nominee for PA-16 in 2012 (endorsed Kathi Cozzone) Madeleine Dean, state representative (running for PA-04) Craig Lehman, Lancaster County commissioner (endorsed Kathi Cozzone) Declined Erin McClelland, nominee for PA-12 in 2014 and 2016 (endorsed Fetterman) Endorsements Polling Primary results Republican primary Governor Candidates Nominated Scott Wagner, state senator Eliminated in the primary Laura Ellsworth, attorney Paul Mango, businessman and former U.S. Army officer Withdrawn Mike Turzai, speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and nominee for PA-04 in 1998 Declined Paul Addis, businessman (ran for U.S. Senate) Lou Barletta, U.S. representative (ran for U.S. Senate) Jake Corman, majority leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate Mike Kelly, U.S. representative Dave Reed, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Endorsements Polling Results Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominated Jeff Bartos, businessman (running with Scott Wagner) Eliminated in the primary Kathy Coder, political activist Peg Luksik, political activist Diana Irey Vaughan, Washington County commissioner (running with Paul Mango) Removed from the ballot Joe Gale, Montgomery County commissioner (did not meet minimum age requirement of 30) Withdrawn Gordon Denlinger, former state representative Otto Voit, candidate for state treasurer in 2016 Considered potential Dave Argall, state senator and nominee for PA-17 in 2010 Erin Elmore, attorney, political correspondent and The Apprentice contestant Declined Dan Meuser, former Pennsylvania secretary of revenue and candidate for PA-10 in 2008 (running for PA-09) Justin Simmons, state representative (running for PA-15) Endorsements Results Green Party Governor Candidates Nominated Paul Glover, community organizer Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominated Jocolyn Bowser-Bostick Endorsements Libertarian Party Governor Candidates Nominated Ken Krawchuk, technology consultant and nominee for governor in 1998, 2002, and 2014 Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominated Kathleen Smith, entrepreneur (running with Ken Krawchuk) General election Candidates Paul Glover (G), author, community organizer Ken Krawchuk (L), IT entrepreneur, freelance writer Scott Wagner (R), former state senator Tom Wolf (D), incumbent governor Debates October 1, 2018: Complete video of debate (begins at 08:50) Endorsements Predictions Polling Results The election was not close, with Wolf defeating Wagner by about 17 percentage points. Wolf won by running up large margins in Allegheny County, including Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia County, including Philadelphia. Wolf's victory can also be attributed to his strong performance in Philadelphia suburbs. Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cambria (largest municipality: Johnstown) Carbon (largest municipality: Lehighton) Clinton (Largest city: Lock Haven) Fayette (largest borough: Uniontown) Greene (largest municipality: Waynesburg) Lawrence (largest municipality: New Castle) Northumberland (largest borough: Sunbury) Schuylkill (largest city: Pottsville) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cumberland (largest municipality: Carlisle) By congressional district Gov. Tom Wolf won 12 of 18 congressional districts, including 3 that elected Republicans. See also 2018 United States gubernatorial elections 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania 2018 Pennsylvania Senate election 2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election References External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Debates GOP Primary Debate, January 20, 2018 Official gubernatorial campaign websites Paul Glover (G) for Governor Ken Krawchuk (L) for Governor Scott Wagner (R) for Governor Tom Wolf (D) for Governor Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites Jeff Bartos (R) for Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D) for Lieutenant Governor. Discover the Scott Lamb Tim Ellsworth popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Scott Lamb Tim Ellsworth books.