Governor elections in Pennsylvania
● In officeJosh ShapiroDemocratic
Elections won
R 28 · D 32 · Other 767 gubernatorial elections since 1790
Last decided by
14.8 pts2022, Josh Shapiro over Doug Mastriano
Closest ever
0.08 pts1848, William F. Johnston over Morris Longstreth
Longest streak
10 in a rowRepublican, 1894–1930
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Pennsylvania's governor is Democrat Josh Shapiro; Shapiro won the most recent race by 14.8 points in 2022. Shapiro has held the office since 2022. The 2022 race put Shapiro ahead of Doug Mastriano, 14.8 points clear. Across 67 elections since 1790, Republicans have won 28 and Democrats 32, with 7 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1848, decided by 0.08 points; the widest 1811, by 84.5 points.
Josh Shapiro D 3,031,137 · Doug Mastriano R 2,238,477
Tom Wolf D 2,895,662 · Scott Wagner R 2,039,899
Tom Wolf D 1,920,355 · Tom Corbett R 1,575,511
Tom Corbett R 2,172,763 · Dan Onorato D 1,814,788
Ed Rendell D 2,470,517 · Lynn Swann R 1,622,135
Ed Rendell D 1,913,235 · Mike Fisher R 1,589,408
Bob Casey D 2,065,244 · Barbara Hafer R 987,516
Bob Casey D 1,717,484 · Bill Scranton III R 1,638,268
Dick Thornburgh R 1,872,784 · Allen Ertel D 1,772,353
Dick Thornburgh R 1,966,042 · Pete Flaherty D 1,737,888
Milton Shapp D 1,878,252 · Drew Lewis R 1,578,917
Milton Shapp D 2,043,029 · Ray Broderick R 1,542,854
Ray Shafer R 2,110,349 · Milton Shapp D 1,868,719
Bill Scranton R 2,424,918 · Richardson Dilworth D 1,938,627
David Lawrence D 2,024,852 · Art McGonigle R 1,948,769
George M. Leader D 1,996,266 · Lloyd Wood R 1,717,070
John Fine R 1,796,119 · Richardson Dilworth D 1,710,355
Edward Martin R 1,367,531 · F. Clair Ross D 1,149,897
Arthur James R 2,035,340 · Charles Alvin Jones D 1,756,192
George Earle D 1,476,377 · William A. Schnader R 1,410,138
Gifford Pinchot R 1,068,874 · John M. Hemphill D 1,010,204
John Fisher R 1,102,823 · Eugene C. Bonniwell D 365,280
Gifford Pinchot R 831,696 · John A. McSparran D 581,625
William Sproul R 552,537 · Eugene C. Bonniwell D 305,315
Martin Brumbaugh R 588,705 · Vance McCormick D 453,880
John K. Tener R 415,614 · William H. Berry K 382,127
Edwin Sydney Stuart R 506,418 · Lewis Emery Jr. D 458,054
Samuel W. Pennypacker R 593,328 · Robert E. Pattison D 450,978
Daniel H. Hastings R 574,801 · William M. Singerly D 333,404
Robert E. Pattison D 464,209 · George Delamater R 447,655
James A. Beaver R 412,285 · Chauncey Forward Black D 369,634
John F. Hartranft R 304,175 · Cyrus L. Pershing D 292,145
John F. Hartranft R 353,287 · Charles R Buckalew D 317,700
John W. Geary R 290,552 · Asa Packer D 285,956
John W. Geary R 307,274 · Hiester Clymer D 290,096
Andrew Gregg Curtin N 269,506 · George Washington Woodward D 254,171
Andrew Gregg Curtin R 262,346 · Henry Donnel Foster D 230,230
James Pollock W 203,822 · William Bigler D 166,991
William Bigler D 186,489 · William F. Johnston W 178,034
William F. Johnston W 168,522 · Morris Longstreth D 168,225
Francis R. Shunk D 146,081 · James Irvin W 128,148
Francis R. Shunk D 160,322 · Joseph Markle W 156,040
David R. Porter D 136,504 · John Banks W 113,473
David R. Porter D 127,821 · Joseph Ritner A 122,325
George Wolf D 91,335 · Joseph Ritner A 88,165
George Wolf D 78,219 · Joseph Ritner A 51,776
John Andrew Shulze D 89,928 · Andrew Gregg F 64,211
Joseph Hiester F 67,905 · William Findlay D 66,300
William Findlay D 66,331 · Joseph Hiester F 59,272
Simon Snyder D 51,099 · Isaac Wayne F 29,566
Simon Snyder D 52,319 · William Tilghman F 3,609
Simon Snyder D 67,975 · James Ross F 39,575
Thomas McKean C 43,644 · Simon Snyder D 38,483
Thomas McKean D 47,879 · James Ross F 17,037
Thomas McKean D 38,036 · James Ross F 32,641
Thomas Mifflin D 30,020 · Frederick Muhlenberg F 1,011
Thomas Mifflin D 20,479 · Frederick Muhlenberg F 10,803
Thomas Mifflin D 27,974 · Arthur St. Clair F 2,864