2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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Turnout	36.1%
Nominee Tom Wolf Tom Corbett Party Democratic Republican Running mate Mike Stack Jim Cawley Popular vote 1,920,355 1,575,511 Percentage 54.9% 45.1%
County results Wolf:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Corbett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election Tom Corbett Republican Elected Governor Tom Wolf Democratic

Incumbent Republican Governor Tom Corbett ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Tom Wolf.^[1] Corbett was the first incumbent Pennsylvania governor to lose reelection since William Bigler in 1854, and the first Republican to ever do so.^[2][a]

Corbett was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings. An August 2013 Franklin & Marshall College poll found that only 17% of voters thought Corbett was doing an "excellent" or "good" job, only 20% thought he deserved to be reelected, and 62% said the state was "off on the wrong track".^[3] Politico called Corbett the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the country,^[4] The Washington Post ranked the election as the most likely for a party switch,^[5] and the majority of election forecasters rated it "likely Democratic".

Despite Corbett's unpopularity and speculation that he would face a primary challenge,^[6] he was unopposed in the Republican primary. The Democrats nominated businessman and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Tom Wolf, who defeated U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz, Pennsylvania Treasurer Robert McCord and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Katie McGinty in the primary election.^[7] In primary elections for lieutenant governor, which were held separately, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Jim Cawley was renominated unopposed, and the Democrats selected State Senator Mike Stack.

This is the first Pennsylvania gubernatorial election since 1982 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president, and the first time since 1934 this occurred during a Democratic administration. This also remains the last time that a Pennsylvania gubernatorial election has been decided by a single-digit margin, as Democrats have won each subsequent election by large double-digit margins.

Background

Democrats and Republicans have alternated in the governorship of Pennsylvania every eight years from 1950 to 2010.^[8] This has been referred to as "the cycle",^[9][10] but it was broken with a Democratic Party win in 2014. Pennsylvania has also voted against the party of the sitting president in 18 of the last 19 gubernatorial contests dating back to 1938; Democrats lost 16 of the previous 17 Pennsylvania gubernatorial races with a Democratic president in the White House, a pattern begun in 1860.^[11] The last incumbent governor to be defeated for re-election was Democrat William Bigler in 1854. Until 1968, governors could only serve one term; the state constitution now allows governors to serve two consecutive terms.^[12] Libertarian nominee Ken Krawchuk failed to file the paperwork to be on the ballot in time and was excluded from the election as a result.

Republican primary

Incumbent Tom Corbett filed to run, as did Bob Guzzardi, an attorney and conservative activist. However, Guzzardi failed to file a statement of financial interests as required by law, after being told by an employee of the State Department that it was unnecessary. Four Republicans, backed by the state Republican Party, sued to have him removed from the race. The case reached the state Supreme Court, which ordered that Guzzardi's name be struck from the ballot.^[13] NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veteran Norm Benning backed Governor Corbett during the later half of the NASCAR season with Re-Elect Tom Corbett placed on his truck.

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Corbett, incumbent governor of Pennsylvania

Disqualified

• Bob Guzzardi, attorney, businessman and conservative activist^[14][15]

Declined

• Bruce Castor, Montgomery County Commissioner^[16]
• Jim Gerlach, U.S. Representative and candidate for governor in 2010^[17]
• Tom Smith, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[18]
• Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator^[19]

Endorsements

Tom Corbett

Elected Officials

• Rick Perry, Governor of Texas and former candidate for U.S. President in 2012^[20]
• Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association^[21]
• Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator of Pennsylvania and former candidate for U.S. President in 2012^[22][23]
• Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator of Pennsylvania^[24]
• Mark Schweiker, former Governor of Pennsylvania^[25]
• Tom Ridge, former Governor of Pennsylvania^[26]
• Dick Thornburgh, former Governor of Pennsylvania^[26]
• Jim Cawley, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania^[27]
• Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district^[28]
• Glenn Thompson, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district^[29]
• Tim Murphy, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district^[30]
• Sandra Schultz Newman, former and first female Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania^[31]
• Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader from the 28th District^[32]
• John J. Taylor, Pennsylvania state representative from the 177th District^[33]
• Hal English, Pennsylvania state representative from the 30th District^[32]
• Jim Christiana, Pennsylvania state representative from the 15th District^[32]
• Randy Vulakovich, Pennsylvania state senator from the 40th District^[32]
• Kim Ward, Pennsylvania state senator from the 39th District^[32]

Individuals

• Arnold Palmer, American professional golfer^[34]
• Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan^[35][36]
• Robert Gleason, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania^[37]
• David L. Cohen, Executive Vice-President of Comcast Corporation and Democratic fundraiser/donor^[38][39]

Others

• National Right to Life Committee^[40][41][42]
• Republican Governors Association^[43]
• Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania^[44]

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett	Bob Guzzardi	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 22, 2014	956	± ?	42%	23%	35%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett	Someone else	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 22, 2014	956	± ?	38%	41%	22%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	491	± 4.4%	42%	47%	11%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	373	± 5.1%	37%	49%	13%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	490	± 6%	45%	37%	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett	Bruce Castor	Jim Gerlach	Mike Kelly	Tom Smith	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	491	± 4.4%	42%	—	31%	—	—	26%
				42%	—	—	31%	—	27%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	373	± 5.1%	43%	23%	—	—	—	35%
				37%	—	—	—	33%	30%
Harper Polling March 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	February 27–28, 2013		±	49.04%	21.07%	—	—	—	29.89%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	490	± 6%	51%	11%	—	—	—	38%

Results

Republican primary results^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Corbett (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			373,465	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Rob McCord, Pennsylvania Treasurer^[46]
• Katie McGinty, former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection^[47]
• Allyson Schwartz, U.S. Representative^[48]
• Tom Wolf, businessman and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue^[49]

Withdrew

• John Hanger, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection^[50][51]
• Jo Ellen Litz, Lebanon County Commissioner (failed to qualify)^[52][53]
• Max Myers, businessman and former pastor^[54][55]
• Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown^[56][57]
• Jack Wagner, former Pennsylvania Auditor General, candidate for governor in 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh in 2013^[58]

Declined

• Bob Casey, Jr., U.S. Senator^[59]
• Scott Conklin, state representative and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010^[60][61]
• Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative^[62]
• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General^[63]
• Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Attorney General^[64]
• Tom Knox, businessman, candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in 2007 and candidate for governor in 2010^[65]
• Daylin Leach, state senator (running for Congress)^[66]
• Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative^[67]
• Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia^[68]
• Ed Rendell, former governor^[69]
• Joe Sestak, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[70]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners^[71]
• Tim Solobay, state senator^[67][72]
• Michael J. Stack III, state senator (running for lieutenant governor)^[73]

Endorsements

Robert McCord

Individuals

• Bryan Barbin, state representative^[72]
• Ryan Bizzarro, state representative^[74]
• John Blake, state senator^[72]
• Michael B. Carroll, state representative^[72]
• John Cordisco, former state representative and Bucks County Democratic Committee chairman^[74]
• Dom Costa, state representative^[72]
• Florindo Fabrizio, state representative^[72]
• Jaret Gibbons, state representative^[72]
• Neal Goodman, state representative^[72]
• Joseph Gurzenda, former state senator^[72]
• Kevin Haggerty, state representative^[72]
• Ted Harhai, state representative^[72]
• Sid Michaels Kavulich, state representative^[72]
• Deberah Kula, state representative^[72]
• Jennifer Mann, former state representative^[72]
• Robert Matzie, state representative^[72]
• Joe Markosek, state representative^[72]
• Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown^[57]
• Chris Sainato, state representative^[72]
• Tim Seip, former state representative^[72]
• Pam Snyder, state representative^[72]
• Tim Solobay, state senator^[72]
• Sean Wiley, state senator^[72]
• John Wozniak, state senator^[72]
• John Yudichak, state senator^[72]

Organizations

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 13^[75]
• Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 464^[76]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 5^[75]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66^[77]
• National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees District 1199c^[78]
• Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters^[79]
• Pennsylvania State Education Association^[80]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776^[75]

Kathleen McGinty

Individuals

• Lester R. Brown, founder and President of the Earth Policy Institute^[81]
• Carol Browner, former EPA Administrator and former director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy^[81]
• Peter Daley, state representative^[82]
• Anthony M. DeLuca, state representative^[82]
• Kathryn S. Fuller, former president and CEO of the World Wildlife Foundation^[81]
• Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States^[83]
• Patty Kim, state representative^[82]
• Jonathan Lash, former president of the World Resources Institute^[81]
• Carl Pope, former executive director of the Sierra Club^[81]
• Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico^[81]
• Robert Rubin, former United States Secretary of the Treasury^[84]

Organizations

• Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85^[79]

Allyson Schwartz

Individuals

• Bob Brady, U.S. Representative^[85]
• Jay Costa, state senator^[86]
• Maggie Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire^[87]
• Brian Sims, state representative and former president of Equality Pennsylvania^[88]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[89]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98^[90]
• Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals^[91]
• Pennsylvania State Council of Sheet Metal Workers^[92]
• Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers^[93]
• Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC^[94]
• United Mine Workers of America^[95]
• United Steelworkers Local 10-1^[89]

Tom Wolf

Individuals

• Jim Brewster, state senator^[86]
• Frank Burns, state representative^[96]
• Andy Dinniman, state senator^[97]
• Patrick Dougherty, Indiana County district attorney^[98]
• Michael F. Doyle, U.S. Representative^[86]
• Dwight E. Evans, state representative^[99]
• Jim Ferlo, state senator^[86]
• Mike Finnerty, Pittsburgh city councilman^[86]
• Marty Flynn, state representative^[100]
• Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive^[86]
• Wayne D. Fontana, state senator^[86]
• Edward Gainey, state representative^[86]
• Rick Gray, Mayor of Lancaster^[101]
• John Hanger, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection^[102]
• Vincent Hughes, state senator^[103]
• Ron Klink, former U.S. Representative^[86]
• Bill Kortz, state representative^[86]
• Eddie Day Pashinski, state representative^[100]
• Bill Peduto, mayor of Pittsburgh^[86]
• Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners^[104]
• Mark Singel, former lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania^[105]
• Matthew H. Smith, state senator^[86]
• Mike Sturla, state representative^[77]
• Rob Teplitz, state senator^[106]
• Jake Wheatley, state representative^[86]
• Robin Wiessmann, former state treasurer^[107]

Newspapers

• Philadelphia Daily News^[108]
• Philadelphia Tribune^[109]
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette^[110]
• Pottstown Mercury^[111]
• The Patriot-News^[112]
• York Daily Record^[111]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Hanger	Tom Knox	Jo Ellen Litz	Robert McCord	Kathleen McGinty	Max Myers	Ed Pawl- owski	Allyson Schwartz	Joe Sestak	Tim Solobay	Mike Stack	Jack Wagner	Tom Wolf	Other	Unde- cided
Muhlenberg	May 13–15, 2014	414	±5%	—	—	—	11%	7%	—	—	16%	—	—	—	—	41%	—	25%
Harper May 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	May 12–13, 2014	559	±4.14%	—	—	—	15%	5%	—	—	15%	—	—	—	—	50%	—	16%
	May 6–12, 2014	530	±4.3%	—	—	—	11%	6%	—	—	19%	—	—	—	—	41%	3%	20%
Muhlenberg	April 28–30, 2014	417	±5%	—	—	—	13%	3%	—	—	14%	—	—	—	—	42%	—	28%
GQR**	Mar. 31–Apr. 3, 2014	600	±?	—	—	—	14%	5%	—	—	12%	—	—	—	—	52%	—	16%
	March 25–31, 2014	524	±4.3%	—	—	—	8%	6%	—	—	9%	—	—	—	—	40%	6%	31%
Harper January 16, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	Feb. 22–23, 2014	501	±4.38%	7%	—	—	8%	6%	—	—	14%	—	—	—	7%	40%	—	19%
	Feb. 18–23, 2014	548	±4.2%	1%	—	—	3%	1%	—	—	9%	—	—	—	—	36%	1%	48%
PPP	Nov. 22–25, 2013	436	±4.7%	8%	—	2%	10%	9%	2%	4%	21%	—	—	—	17%	2%	—	27%
Harper November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	Nov. 9–10, 2013	649	±3.85%	7%	—	—	12%	15%	—	6%	22%	—	—	—	—	5%	—	34%
GHY^	Aug. 27–29, 2013	506	± 4.4%	—	—	—	6%	6%	—	—	25%	—	—	—	—	6%	—	57%
BSG* March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	July 16–18, 2013	800	±3.46%	—	—	—	10%	15%	—	—	34%	—	—	—	—	11%	—	30%
Quinnipiac June 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	May 30–Jun. 4, 2013	460	± 4.6%	1%	—	—	4%	5%	1%	1%	18%	—	—	1%	—	2%	1%	63%
	April 19–24, 2013	547	± 4.2%	0%	—	—	3%	—	—	1%	15%	15%	—	1%	—	3%	2%	60%
GSG March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	March 9–12, 2013	601	± 4%	1%	—	—	5%	5%	—	3%	18%	15%	3%	1%	—	2%	—	47%
				1%	—	—	7%	7%	—	3%	21%	—	3%	2%	—	2%	—	54%
				—	—	—	12%	—	—	—	31%	—	—	—	—	7%	—	49%
GQR**	March 2–7, 2013	602	±3.99%	1%	1%	—	7%	3%	—	—	16%	21%	—	2%	—	3%	1%	45%
Harper March 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	Feb. 27–28, 2013	?	±?	0.82%	2.88%	—	7%	—	—	—	18.52%	19.75%	—	—	—	1.23%	—	49.79%

• ** Internal poll for the Tom Wolf Campaign
• ^ Internal poll for the Kathleen McGinty Campaign
• * Internal poll for the Allyson Schwartz Campaign

Results

 

Results by county:

  Wolf—80–90%

  Wolf—70–80%

  Wolf—60–70%

  Wolf—50–60%

  Wolf—40–50%

Democratic primary results^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wolf	488,917	57.86%
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz	149,027	17.64%
	Democratic	Rob McCord	142,311	16.84%
	Democratic	Katie McGinty	64,754	7.66%
Total votes			845,009	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Tom Wolf (D); former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
• Tom Corbett (R); incumbent governor
• Paul Glover (G); activist
• Jonathan D. Jewell (I); Independent
• Ken Krawchuk (L); technology consultant and nominee for governor in 1998 and 2002

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 22, 2014
• Complete video of debate, October 8, 2014

Spending

As of mid-October, Wolf had raised $27.6 million and spent $21.1 million while Corbett had raised $20.6 million and spent $19.3 million. The two campaigns had run over 21,000 television ads, costing over $13 million.^[113]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[114]	Likely D (flip)	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[115]	Safe D (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[116]	Likely D (flip)	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[117]	Likely D (flip)	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Tom Wolf (D)	Other	Undecided
Muhlenberg College	October 27–29, 2014	409	± 5%	39%	51%	6%	4%
Magellan Strategies	October 27–28, 2014	1,433	± 2.6%	43%	50%	—	7%
Harper Polling February 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	October 26–27, 2014	680	± 3.76%	40%	50%	—	10%
	October 20–26, 2014	326 LV	± 5.1%	40%	53%	1%	5%
		738 RV	± 3.4%	37%	53%	1%	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	3,111	± 3%	39%	52%	0%	8%
Magellan Strategies	October 13–14, 2014	1,131	± 2.9%	42%	49%	—	9%
	September 30 – October 5, 2014	907	± 3.3%	38%	55%	2%	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	3,283	± 2%	41%	50%	0%	9%
Robert Morris University	September 26–29, 2014	500	± 4%	34%	57%	—	9%
Mercyhurst University	September 15–24, 2014	479	± 4.48%	28%	43%	2%	27%
	September 15–22, 2014	231 LV	± 6.4%	37%	57%	2%	5%
		520 RV	± 4.3%	33%	54%	4%	9%
Magellan Strategies September 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	September 17–18, 2014	1,120	± 2.9%	40%	49%	—	11%
Muhlenberg College	September 16–18, 2014	429	± 5%	33%	54%	4%	9%
	September 3–8, 2014	1,161	± 2.9%	35%	59%	2%	4%
Harper Polling January 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	September 2–3, 2014	665	± 3.2%	41%	52%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	3,560	± 2%	39%	50%	2%	10%
	August 18–22, 2014	500	± 4.5%	25%	56%	—	20%
	August 18–25, 2014	520	± 4.3%	24%	49%	1%	25%
Magellan Strategies September 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	July 30–31, 2014	1,214	± 2.83%	38%	50%	—	12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	4,150	± ?	39%	52%	2%	7%
	June 23–29, 2014	502	± 4.4%	25%	47%	1%	27%
	May 29 – June 2, 2014	1,308	± 2.7%	33%	53%	1%	13%
Public Policy Polling	May 30 – June 1, 2014	835	± 3.4%	30%	55%	—	15%
Rasmussen Reports	May 27–28, 2014	750	± 4%	31%	51%	4%	14%
Quinnipiac University February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	33%	52%	1%	13%
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	34%	41%	—	24%
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	37%	44%	1%	19%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	32%	44%	—	24%
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	39%	39%	2%	20%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	504	± 4.4%	33%	42%	—	25%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	41%	29%	—	30%

Hypothetical polling

With Corbett

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	John Hanger (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	37%	40%	4%	20%
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	42%	37%	2%	19%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	32%	51%	—	16%
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	42%	41%	2%	15%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	504	± 4.4%	34%	41%	—	25%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	41%	37%	—	21%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Kathleen Kane (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	42%	42%	—	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Tom Knox (D)	Other	Undecided
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	40%	39%	1%	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Robert McCord (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	36%	43%	4%	17%
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	36%	48%	—	16%
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	39%	42%	2%	18%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	31%	50%	—	18%
Quinnipiac University June 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	May 30–June 4, 2013	1,032	± 3.1%	35%	43%	1%	20%
	April 19–24, 2013	1,235	± 2.8%	35%	44%	1%	20%
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	42%	38%	1%	19%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	504	± 4.4%	34%	45%	—	21%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	41%	35%	—	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Kathleen McGinty (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	38%	40%	3%	18%
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	37%	44%	1%	18%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	32%	47%	—	21%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Michael Nutter (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	41%	38%	—	21%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Ed Pawlowski (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	39%	41%	2%	18%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	33%	45%	—	22%
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	38%	44%	2%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Ed Rendell (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	40%	46%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Allyson Schwartz (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	38%	44%	3%	15%
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	35%	44%	—	21%
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	37%	45%	1%	16%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	33%	48%	—	20%
Benenson Strategy Group March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	August 6–8, 2013	600	± 4%	41%	49%	—	10%
Quinnipiac University June 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	May 30–June 4, 2013	1,032	± 3.1%	35%	45%	1%	19%
Public Opinion Strategies March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	April 30–May 2, 2013	600	± 4%	34%	46%	—	20%
	April 19–24, 2013	1,235	± 2.8%	34%	47%	2%	17%
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	39%	42%	1%	18%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	504	± 4.4%	34%	45%	—	21%
Benenson Strategy Group	January 15–17, 2013	600	± 4%	42%	50%	—	9%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	41%	34%	—	25%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Joe Sestak (D)	Other	Undecided
	April 19–24, 2013	1,235	± 2.8%	34%	48%	1%	17%
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	38%	47%	1%	14%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	504	± 4.4%	34%	45%	—	21%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	42%	36%	—	23%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Mike Stack (D)	Other	Undecided
	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	39%	40%	1%	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Jack Wagner (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University February 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	37%	44%	3%	15%
Quinnipiac University December 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	36%	48%	1%	15%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	30%	50%	—	20%

With Gerlach

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Gerlach (R)	Allyson Schwartz (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	31%	39%	—	29%

With Guzzardi

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Guzzardi (R)	Robert McCord (D)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	31%	43%	—	26%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Guzzardi (R)	Allyson Schwartz (D)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	33%	42%	—	25%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Guzzardi (R)	Tom Wolf (D)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	30%	38%	—	31%

With Kelly

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Kelly (R)	Allyson Schwartz (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	33%	41%	—	27%

Results

2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election^[118]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Wolf Mike Stack	1,920,355	54.93%	+9.42%
	Republican	Tom Corbett (incumbent) Jim Cawley (incumbent)	1,575,511	45.07%	-9.42%
Total votes			3,495,866	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic gain from Republican

By congressional district

Corbett won 10 of 18 congressional districts, despite losing statewide to Wolf, though at the time most of the districts were gerrymanders drawn by Republican legislators.^[119] Wolf won the 6th, 7th and 8th districts, which all elected Republicans to the House.

District	Corbett	Wolf	Representative
1st	16%	84%	Bob Brady
2nd	8%	92%	Chaka Fattah
3rd	54%	46%	Mike Kelly
4th	56%	44%	Scott Perry
5th	51%	49%	Glenn Thompson
6th	49%	51%	Jim Gerlach
			Ryan Costello
7th	48%	52%	Patrick Meehan
8th	48%	52%	Mike Fitzpatrick
9th	55%	45%	Bill Shuster
10th	59%	41%	Tom Marino
11th	53%	47%	Lou Barletta
12th	53%	47%	Keith Rothfus
13th	30%	70%	Brendan Boyle
14th	30%	70%	Mike Doyle
15th	50%	50%	Charlie Dent
16th	54%	46%	Joe Pitts
17th	39%	61%	Matt Cartwright
18th	54%	46%	Tim Murphy

See also

• 2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election
• 2014 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Notes

1. In the mid-1800s, governors served three-year terms, and were limited to serving no more than six years of every nine. Beginning with the election of 1874, they were limited to one four-year term. A change to the state constitution in 1968 permitted governors to serve two consecutive four-year terms, then wait at least one term before serving again, with no lifetime limit.

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External links

• Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

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