1974 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Milton Shapp won the 1974 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Milton Shapp received 1,878,252 popular votes (53.66%). The main challenger was Drew Lewis (45.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Shapp and Lewis

Shapp +8.5 pts · won by 299,335 votes

Milton Shapp DemocraticWINNER53.66%

1,878,252 votes

Drew Lewis Republican45.11%

1,578,917 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.