1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1994 11 8 no 1990 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1990 1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1998 File:Congressman Tom Ridge.jpg 150x150px Tom Ridge Mark Schweiker Republican Party (United States) 1,627,976 45.40% File:Mark Singel.jpg Mark Singel Tom Foley Democratic Party (United States) 1,430,099 39.88% 3x4.svg Peg Luksik Jim Clymer Constitution Party (United States) 460,269 12.84% 260px County results 260px Congressional district results 260px Precinct results Ridge: #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Singel: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Luksik: #E6CDFF 30–40% #CCAAFF 40–50% #B380FF 50–60%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40% #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50–60% #808080 No data Governor Robert P. Casey Democratic Party (United States) Tom Ridge Republican Party (United States) The 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. The incumbent governor, Bob Casey, Sr. (Democrat), was barred from seeking a third term by the state constitution. The Republican Party nominated Congressman Tom Ridge, while the Democrats nominated Mark Singel, Casey's lieutenant governor. Ridge went on to win the race with 45% of the vote. Singel finished with 39%, and Constitution Party candidate Peg Luksik finished third, garnering 12% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Catherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania Treasurer (from Allegheny County) Dwight Evans, State Representative (from Philadelphia) Bob O'Donnell, State Representative and former Speaker of the House (from Philadelphia) Mark Singel, Lieutenant Governor (from Cambria County) Phillip Valenti, LaRouche activist (from Chester County) Chuck Volpe, insurance executive (from Allegheny County) Lynn Yeakel, philanthropist and 1992 nominee for U.S. Senate (from Montgomery County) Campaign Lt. Governor Singel was a well-known figure in the state and was a clear early frontrunner after serving six months as acting governor as Bob Casey underwent cancer treatments. However, his 1992 defeat by Lynn Yeakel in the 1992 Democratic primary for senate left the party feeling that Singel was vulnerable in a statewide election. Treasurer Catherine Baker Knoll, who was popular with older voters and siphoned the support of some labor groups from Singel, was viewed as his biggest threat, but state representative Dwight Evans, who mobilized urban minority voters, finished a somewhat surprising second. Former state Speaker of the House Bob O'Donnell and Yeakel, who was criticized for campaigning poorly in the close 1992 senate race, both saw their campaigns fail to get traction. Results thumb|center|Democratic primary results #7996E2 Singel #DFEEFF 20%–30% #BDD3FF 30%–40% #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #51C2C2 Evans #ACF2F2 30%–40% #51C2C2 50%–60% #FFB380 Knoll #FEE5D5 30%–40% #FFCCAA 40%–50% #F1C92A Yeakel #FFF5CC 20%–30% #FFEEAA 30%–40% Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1994https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40939 Our Campaigns - PA Governor - D Primary Race - May 10, 1994 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Singel 346,344 31.19 Democratic Party (United States) Dwight Evans 234,285 21.10 Democratic Party (United States) Catherine Baker Knoll 217,267 19.57 Democratic Party (United States) Lynn Yeakel 153,966 13.87 Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Volpe 122,627 11.04 Democratic Party (United States) Bob O'Donnell 23,113 2.08 Democratic Party (United States) Phillip Valenti 12,854 1.16 1,110,446 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Sam Katz, political consultant (from Philadelphia) Mike Fisher, state senator and 1986 lieutenant governor nominee (from Allegheny County) Jack Perry Ernie Preate, Pennsylvania Attorney General (from Lackawanna County) Tom Ridge, U.S. Representative from Erie (from Erie County) Campaign Attorney General Ernie Preate, who was known for both being a tough prosecutor and working to reform the mental health system, was seen as the initial frontrunner, but his attempt was marred by a corruption controversy. Mike Fisher, a state senator and former candidate for lieutenant governor, sought to take advantage of Preate's missteps but was unable gain a majority of establishment support. Tom Ridge, who Republicans had initially tried to court to run in the 1990 election, slowly built name recognition and gained political backing due to his relatively moderate track record. Results thumb|center|Republican primary results #E27F7F Ridge #FFE0EA 20%–30% #FFC8CD 30%–40% #FFB2B2 40%–50% #E27F7F 50%–60% #D75D5D 60%–70% #D72F30 70%–80% #FFB380 Preate #FEEFDF 20%–30% #FEE5D5 30%–40% #FFCCAA 40%–50% #FFB380 50%–60% #FF7F2A 70%–80% #F1C92A Katz #FFEEAA 30%–40% #51C2C2 Fisher #D0F9F9 20%–30% #ACF2F2 30%–40% #7DDDDD 40%–50% Pennsylvania gubernatorial primary (Republican), 1994http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41000. Our Campaigns - PA Governor - R Primary Race - May 10, 1994 Republican Party (United States) Tom Ridge 344,708 34.58 Republican Party (United States) Ernie Preate 287,400 28.83 Republican Party (United States) Sam Katz 156,895 15.74 Republican Party (United States) Mike Fisher 139,712 14.02 Republican Party (United States) Jack Perry 68,069 6.83 996,784 100.00 General election Candidates Patrick Fallon (Libertarian) Vince Hatton Tom Holloway (Reform) Mark Freeman Peg Luksik, director of an anti-abortion organization (Constitution) running mate: Jim Clymer, attorney Mark Singel, Lt. Governor (Democratic) running mate: Tom Foley, Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry Tom Ridge, U.S. Representative from Erie (Republican) running mate: Mark Schweiker, Bucks County Commissioner Campaign Prior to the election, Singel appeared to be a candidate who would be difficult to beat; he had gained wide name recognition and a positive job appraisal for his service as acting governor during Bob Casey's battle with serious illness. In contrast, Ridge had been a relatively obscure Congressman who was mostly unknown outside of his Erie base. Ridge proved to be a successful fundraiser and undercut support from Democrats in the socially liberal but fiscally conservative suburbs of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.Kennedy John J. Pennsylvania Elections: Statewide Contests From 1950-2004 2006 University Press of America 9780761832799 https://books.google.com/books?id=1J_9q-lIWRkC&q=1998+ridge+itkin&pg=PA112 Abortion became a key issue in the campaign. Peg Luksik ran a strong third party campaign in opposition to the Republican nominations of the pro-choice Ridge and Barbara Hafer in their most recent two gubernatorial campaigns. Singel, who is also pro-choice, gained only lukewarm support from his former boss Casey, a vocal critic of abortion policy. The tide began to turn against Singel after the revelation that he had voted to parole an individual named Reginald McFadden, who would later be charged for a series of murders in New York City. Ridge, whose campaign emphasized his "tough on crime" stance, took advantage of this situation, much in the manner that George H. W. Bush had used the Willie Horton incident against Michael Dukakis. Singel was further undercut by a lack of Democratic enthusiasm; turnout was particularly low in strongholds such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Scranton. Polling Source Date Ridge (R) Singel (D) Luksik (C) Greensburg Tribune-Review Nov. 7, 1994 37% 36% 17% KDKA-TV Nov. 6, 1994 42% 39% 6% Philadelphia Daily News Nov. 2, 1994 38% 30% 10% Greensburg Tribune-Review Oct. 30, 1994 33% 31% 9% KDKA-TV Oct. 23, 1994 39% 40% 5% Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct. 16, 1994 31% 38% 7% Political Media Research Oct. 2, 1994 37% 43% - Results 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial electionThe Pennsylvania Manual, volume 112, pp. 7-18 & 7-19 Republican Party (US) Tom Ridge 1,627,976 45.40% Democratic Party (US) Mark Singel 1,430,099 39.88% Constitution Party (US) Peg Luksik 460,269 12.84% Libertarian Party (US) Patrick Fallon 33,602 0.94% Reform Party (US) Tom Holloway 33,235 0.93% 345 0.01% 3,585,526 100.00% 60.98% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Results by county Countyhttps://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/gov/PaGov1994.html Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1994 Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 7 March 2025 Tom RidgeRepublican Mark SingelDemocratic Peg LuksikConstitution Various CandidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 12,146 52.99% 6,977 30.44%3,42814.96%3701.61% 5,169 22.55% 22,921 Allegheny 180,260 40.33% 193,459 43.28%68,14115.25%5,0931.14% -13,199 -2.95% 446,953 Armstrong 8,821 40.52% 7,944 36.49%4,74221.78%2651.22% 877 4.03% 21,772 Beaver 20,201 33.74% 26,965 45.04%11,70419.55%9991.67% -6,764 -11.30% 59,869 Bedford 8,689 55.94% 4,588 29.54%2,02713.05%2281.47% 4,101 26.40% 15,532 Berks 48,857 52.91% 30,740 33.29%9,86310.68%2,8783.12% 18,117 19.62% 92,338 Blair 17,734 51.54% 9,830 28.57%6,13617.83%7102.06% 7,904 22.97% 34,410 Bradford 10,538 63.21% 4,700 28.19%9505.70%4842.90% 5,838 35.02% 16,672 Bucks 87,327 52.51% 55,180 33.18%18,25610.98%5,5393.33% 32,147 19.33% 166,302 Butler 21,746 44.68% 13,514 27.76%12,68426.06%7301.50% 8,232 16.92% 48,674 Cambria 13,944 25.63% 31,043 57.05%8,76416.11%6631.22% -17,099 -31.42% 54,414 Cameron 748 37.08% 550 27.27%70635.00%130.64% 42 2.08%"margin" Compares margin over Luksik. 2,017 Carbon 7,533 48.45% 6,626 42.61%1,0876.99%3031.95% 907 5.84% 15,549 Centre 17,087 49.84% 12,569 36.66%4,02211.73%6071.77% 4,518 13.18% 34,285 Chester 61,890 53.10% 34,652 29.73%17,33414.87%2,6852.30% 27,238 23.37% 116,561 Clarion 6,724 53.05% 4,029 31.79%1,72113.58%2001.58% 2,695 21.26% 12,674 Clearfield 11,713 48.32% 8,432 34.78%3,67315.15%4241.75% 3,281 13.54% 24,242 Clinton 4,895 49.82% 4,084 41.56%7117.24%1361.38% 811 8.26% 9,826 Columbia 8,274 50.17% 5,980 36.26%1,3508.19%8895.39% 2,294 13.91% 16,493 Crawford 19,508 69.52% 5,689 20.27%2,6179.33%2470.88% 13,819 49.25% 28,061 Cumberland 32,903 50.40% 19,003 29.11%12,16118.63%1,2201.87% 13,900 21.29% 65,287 Dauphin 34,689 44.63% 27,844 35.82%13,86417.84%1,3371.72% 6,845 8.81% 77,734 Delaware 91,589 49.56% 64,065 34.67%25,48413.79%3,6721.99% 27,524 14.89% 184,810 Elk 4,784 43.31% 3,229 29.23%2,96126.81%720.65% 1,555 14.08% 11,046 Erie 65,181 67.34% 21,422 22.13%9,5919.91%5980.62% 43,759 45.21% 96,792 Fayette 12,710 31.76% 22,497 56.21%4,07510.18%7411.85% -9,787 -24.45% 40,023 Forest 1,197 63.07% 480 25.29%1618.48%603.16% 717 37.78% 1,898 Franklin 20,001 60.08% 10,016 30.09%2,8778.64%3941.18% 9,985 29.99% 33,288 Fulton 2,319 58.03% 1,316 32.93%2957.38%661.65% 1,003 25.10% 3,996 Greene 4,314 36.92% 6,167 52.77%1,0478.96%1581.35% -1,853 -15.85% 11,686 Huntingdon 6,530 51.81% 3,636 28.85%1,57012.46%8676.88% 2,894 22.96% 12,603 Indiana 11,087 43.99% 10,368 41.13%3,26312.95%4881.94% 719 2.86% 25,206 Jefferson 7,151 52.93% 4,063 30.07%2,10215.56%1951.44% 3,088 22.86% 13,511 Juniata 3,548 51.90% 2,133 31.20%91613.40%2393.50% 1,415 20.70% 6,836 Lackawanna 26,053 37.00% 36,014 51.15%7,36710.46%9761.39% -9,961 -14.15% 70,410 Lancaster 66,295 54.75% 27,376 22.61%25,62421.16%1,7911.48% 38,919 32.14% 121,086 Lawrence 13,102 42.83% 13,355 43.66%3,83912.55%2960.97% -253 -0.83% 30,592 Lebanon 16,780 51.53% 9,320 28.62%5,29916.27%1,1633.57% 7,460 22.91% 32,562 Lehigh 41,767 53.82% 27,970 36.04%5,6677.30%2,1962.83% 13,797 17.78% 77,600 Luzerne 38,233 41.29% 43,786 47.28%9,51910.28%1,0681.15% -5,553 -5.99% 92,606 Lycoming 19,334 60.42% 9,134 28.55%3,0689.59%4621.44% 10,200 31.87% 31,998 McKean 6,359 54.67% 2,925 25.15%2,13318.34%2151.85% 3,434 29.52% 11,632 Mercer 19,617 55.33% 12,294 34.67%3,2299.11%3170.89% 7,323 20.66% 35,457 Mifflin 6,140 53.47% 4,068 35.42%1,0619.24%2151.87% 2,072 18.05% 11,484 Monroe 14,409 54.09% 10,137 38.05%1,4255.35%6682.51% 4,272 16.04% 26,639 Montgomery 110,319 48.14% 85,077 37.13%28,10812.27%5,6462.46% 25,242 11.01% 229,150 Montour 2,809 55.68% 1,640 32.51%4599.10%1372.72% 1,169 23.17% 5,405 Northampton 33,704 50.47% 26,641 39.90%3,9665.94%2,4663.69% 7,063 10.57% 66,777 Northumberland 12,785 46.35% 10,633 38.55%3,38212.26%7832.84% 2,152 7.80% 27,583 Perry 5,522 44.82% 3,094 25.11%3,41127.69%2932.38% 2,111 19.71%"margin" 12,320 Philadelphia 100,592 24.87% 270,380 66.86%27,5286.81%5,8971.46% -169,788 -41.99% 404,397 Pike 5,583 62.34% 2,907 32.46%3604.02%1061.18% 2,676 29.88% 8,956 Potter 3,434 64.07% 1,377 25.69%4668.69%831.55% 2,057 38.38% 5,360 Schuylkill 24,714 49.25% 19,148 38.16%5,25410.47%1,0642.12% 5,566 11.09% 50,180 Snyder 6,007 62.80% 2,332 24.38%8128.49%4154.34% 3,675 38.42% 9,566 Somerset 11,724 43.56% 11,383 42.29%3,52413.09%2841.06% 341 1.27% 26,915 Sullivan 1,480 60.11% 787 31.97%1516.13%441.79% 693 28.14% 2,462 Susquehanna 7,499 58.39% 3,973 30.93%1,0418.10%3312.58% 3,526 27.46% 12,844 Tioga 7,939 65.89% 3,417 28.36%5514.57%1421.18% 4,522 37.53% 12,049 Union 5,539 60.89% 2,445 26.88%8088.88%3053.35% 3,094 34.01% 9,097 Venango 10,682 61.60% 4,796 27.66%1,6209.34%2441.41% 5,886 33.94% 17,342 Warren 9,194 62.46% 3,643 24.75%1,65211.22%2311.57% 5,551 37.71% 14,720 Washington 25,852 39.21% 30,856 46.80%8,32712.63%8971.36% -5,004 -7.59% 65,932 Wayne 7,430 60.38% 3,862 31.38%8156.62%1991.62% 3,568 29.00% 12,306 Westmoreland 46,089 38.92% 48,045 40.58%21,58618.23%2,6882.27% -1,956 -1.66% 118,408 Wyoming 5,074 59.56% 2,481 29.12%8079.47%1571.84% 2,593 30.44% 8,519 York 49,278 49.65% 31,013 31.25%17,12717.26%1,8331.85% 18,265 18.40% 99,251Totals1,627,97645.40%1,430,09939.89%460,26912.84%67,1821.87%197,8775.51%3,585,526 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Adams Armstrong Schuylkill Bucks Berks Bedford Blair Bradford Butler Cameron Chester Centre Clarion Columbia Crawford Delaware Cumberland Dauphin Forest Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Jefferson Juniata Indiana Lancaster Lehigh Mifflin Montour Somerset Sullivan York Clinton Clearfield Mercer Lycoming McKean Monroe Northumberland Perry Pike Potter Susquehanna Tioga Venango Wyoming Warren Carbon Elk Erie Northampton Lebanon Snyder Union Wayne Notes References McQuown Lynn S 1995 The Pennsylvania Manual 112 Harrisburg Pennsylvania Department of General Services 0-8182-0213-0 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial 1994