1998 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1998 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Tom Ridge won the 1998 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Tom Ridge received 1,736,844 popular votes (57.42%). The main challenger was Ivan Itkin (31.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Ridge and Itkin

Ridge +26.4 pts · won by 798,099 votes
1,736,844 votes
938,745 votes
Peg LuksikConstitution Party10.43%
315,761 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% 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.