PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Corman Pulls Out of the Race, Endorses Lou Barletta

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 nominee.

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.

PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Candidates in the primaries

The two primaries are a land of contrasts: the Republican field has a bevy of candidates while the Democratic side has only one candidate. Here are the candidates running in the primary:
Republican Primary Candidates

• Lou Barletta, former U.S. representative from Pennsylvania’s 11th congressional district (2011–2019) and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018
• Scott Martin, state senator for the 13th senatorial district
• Doug Mastriano, state senator for the 33rd senatorial district (2019–present)
• William McSwain, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2018–2021)

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Democratic Primary Candidates

• Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania attorney general (2017–present), Montgomery County commissioner (2012–2017), state representative for the 153rd legislative district (2005–2012)

PA Governor Race 2022 Polls: Latest News

1. As primary day approaches, Republicans and Democrats alike go after Mastriano in Pennsylvania governor’s race
2. Melissa Hart drops out of Pennsylvania governor race, endorses Lou Barletta
3. Republicans try to consolidate support behind Barletta for Pa. governor
4. Pennsylvania governor’s race comes with high stakes for abortion policy
5. Jake Corman drops out of PA governor’s race, endorses Lou Barletta
6. Lou Barletta makes stop in Erie

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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 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.