PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Doug Mastriano and Josh Shapiro win PA Primary

The 2022 Governor Election in Pennsylvania is set to take place on November 8^th, 2022. The seat is open after 2 term Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is termed out. His Lt. Governor, Fetterman is running for Senate which leaves Attorney General Josh Shapiro as the only Democratic primary choice.

He has served in the role for 5 years winning by 4.6 points in 2020 despite Biden winning by only 1.2. He was the most successful Democrat to run state-wide and hopes to continue his good electoral performance in 2022 and win the Governor’s mansion. Read our preview of that race here.

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PA Primary Results

The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on May 17, 2022. Democratic Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Republican State Senator Doug Mastriano won their parties’ respective nominations.

PA Governor Race: Democratic Primary Results

PA Governor Race: GOP Primary Results

PA Governor Race: GOP Primary Eliminations

PA Governor Election 2022 Polls: Doug Mastriano vs Josh Shapiro

PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Google Search Trends Past 7 Days

PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Social Media Sentiment, Last 7 Days

PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Latest News

1. No pressure: Pa.’s Josh Shapiro is being painted as the potential savior of democracy
2. After winning primary for governor, Mastriano allowed back inside closed Senate GOP meetings
3. Democrats kick off Pa. governor’s race with $2.7 million TV campaign attacking Mastriano’s abortion stance
4. John Oliver Slams GOP’s Election Denier, Nationalist Candidate in Pennsylvania Governor Race
5. Shapiro: ‘Dangerous’ Republican rival Mastriano could override will of voters
6. Josh Shapiro Defends Primary Ad Tying Doug Mastriano to Trump

PA Governor Race 2022: Latest Videos

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Pennsylvania Governor Race Polls 2022: What Happened in the Last Election?

The last Pennsylvania Governor election was held on November 6th, 2018. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin, defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner.

Tom Wolf polled 57.8% of the votes while the GOP candidate Scott Wagner received 40.7% votes.

Pennsylvania Governor Race Polls 2022: Racial Demographics

As per the latest 2020 Census Figures, the population of the state is as follows:
White votes remain a large majority and it’s the same case in both parties’ primaries. Black voters remain a crucial voting bloc for Dems and they need to ensure Philadelphia turns out to be high. The 4 suburban “collar” counties around the city are also huge vote banks for Dems as they trend away from Trump’s GOP.

Montgomery and Delaware County are especially important. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh and its metro area have been a bright spot for Democrats while they lose votes in white working-class areas in North-East Pennsylvania (NEPA) like Biden’s hometown of Scranton. South Central PA is an extremely vote-rich area and the counties of Cumbria, Northumberland, and Lebanon will be battlegrounds again. That area along with the rural counties remains a vote source for the GOP.