2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Pennsylvania and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

See also: 2022 United States gubernatorial elections

2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
November 8, 2022
 
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Tom Wolf
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is the only candidate currently running in the Democratic primary and has been described as the party's presumptive nominee.[1][2] In the Republican primary leading candidates include former Congressman Lou Barletta, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale, political strategist Charlie Gerow, former U.S. Attorney William McSwain, and President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania State Senate Jake Corman.

Democratic primary
Declared
2022 Democratic candidates for Governor
Potential
Declined

Endorsements
Josh Shapiro
U.S. Senators
State Executives
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Party officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Individuals
Declared
2022 Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor

Withdrew
Potential
Declined

Endorsements
Austin Davis
State Executives
Brian Sims
Organizations

Republican primary
Declared
2022 Republican candidates for Governor
Formed exploratory committee
Publicly expressed interest
Potential
Declined

Endorsements
Lou Barletta
Executive Branch officials
State legislators
Jason Richey
Individuals
Dave White
State legislators

Polling
Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 2]		 Margin
of error		 Lou
Barletta		 Jake
Corman		 Scott
Martin		 Doug
Mastriano		 William
McSwain		 Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 1] November 9–10, 2021 648 (LV) ± ±3.8% 14% 4% 3% 18% 2% 5%[lower-alpha 3] 56%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) September 24–30, 2021 313 (LV) ± 5.6% 27% – 6% – 0% 6%[lower-alpha 4] 60%
WPA Intelligence (R)[upper-alpha 2] May 10–12, 2021 826 (LV) ± 3.4% 16% – – 19% – 17%[lower-alpha 5] 49%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) February 16–24, 2021 272 (LV) ± 5.9% 20% – – 11% 3% 6%[lower-alpha 6] 60%

Declared
2022 Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor

Publicly expressed interest

Libertarian primary
Declared
Declared

Green primary
Declared

Independents
Declared

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[98] Tossup October 5, 2021
Inside Elections[99] Battleground September 29, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball[100] Tossup September 15, 2021

Notes
  1. Gale was removed from the ballot in 2018 as he did not meet minimum age requirement of 30
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Gale with 3%; Richley and White with 1%
  4. "None/other" with 4%; Gale and Richey with 1%; Ciarrocchi, Gerow, Laughlin, and Zama with 0%
  5. "Someone else" with 10%; "Other" with 7%
  6. Meuser with 3%, Cawley with 2%, "None/other" with 1%; Gale and Richey with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  2. Poll sponsored by Club for Growth Action

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