1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election Pennsylvania presidential 1986 11 4 no 1982 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1982 1990 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election 1990 150x150px Bob Casey 1986 Color Correction.jpg Bob Casey Mark Singel Democratic Party (United States) 1,717,484 50.69% William Scranton III.png Bill Scranton III Mike Fisher Republican Party (United States) 1,638,268 48.34% 260px County results 260px Municipality results 250px Casey: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Scranton: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% #AE8BB1 Tie Governor Dick Thornburgh Republican Party (United States) Robert P. Casey Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Democrat Bob Casey narrowly defeated Republican Bill Scranton III, in a race that featured two very high-profile candidates. As of 2024, this is the most recent Pennsylvania gubernatorial race to have a margin within five points for either party. This is the most recent time that the state voted for different parties for Senate and Governor in the same election. Republican primary Lt. Governor Bill Scranton III ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. Democratic primary Candidates Bob Casey, former Auditor General of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, District Attorney of Philadelphia The affable Casey had a reformist but conservative track record that made him popular in rural areas and unionized towns, while Rendell had a strong urban base.November 2022 Rendell would later be elected Governor in 2002. Results After being defeated in the Democratic primary for governor on three prior occasions, Casey finally won his party's nod. thumb|Democratic primary results #7996E2 Casey #A5B0FF 40%–50% #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #0D0596 90%–100% #51C2C2 Rendell #7DDDDD 40%–50% #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% |center 1986 Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41049. Our Campaigns - PA Governor - D Primary Race - May 20, 1986 ourcampaigns.com 6 December 2018 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Casey 549,376 56.45 Democratic Party (United States) Ed Rendell 385,539 39.62 Democratic Party (United States) Steve Douglas 38,295 3.94 973,210 100.00 General election Candidates Bob Casey, former Auditor General (Democratic) running mate: Mark Singel, State Senator from Johnstown Heidi Hoover (Consumer) running mate: John Brickhouse Bill Scranton III, Lieutenant Governor (Republican) running mate: Mike Fisher, State Senator from Upper St. Clair Campaign Casey, a moderate with strong labor ties and anti-abortion viewpoints informed by his Catholicism, was often to the right of his Republican opponent on social issues; Scranton, whose father was a leading moderate, was pro-choice and attempted to connect with the fiscally conservative but socially progressive suburban voter.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 The race featured back-and-forth polling in the months preceding the election, with the public demonstrating generally positive views toward both figures, but growing weary of their negative campaigning that dominated the contest. Late in the campaign, then-unknown political consultant James Carville commissioned what became known as "the guru ad" for Casey. Aired mainly in rural areas, the ad emphasized Scranton's wealthy family background, use of recreational drugs as a college student, and open practice of and advocacy for transcendental meditation (with the image of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi accompanied by "Indian"-sounding music); as a result, Casey appeared as the more socially conservative and less corrupt candidate, which helped him to a strong performance for a Democrat in traditionally Republican areas of Central Pennsylvania.Ferrick Tom Recalling the Maharishi and Carville's Killer Ad https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/weekinreview/10ferrick.html?_r=0 3 July 2013 The New York Times 10 February 2008 Results 1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial electionThe Pennsylvania Manual, p. 671.The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 633. Democratic Party (United States) Bob Casey 1,717,484 50.69 Republican Party (United States) Bill Scranton III 1,638,268 48.35 Consumer Heidi Hoover 33,523 0.96 3,388,275 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Notes References Doukas Ozzie 1987 The Pennsylvania Manual 108 Harrisburg Pennsylvania Department of General Services 0-8182-0097-9 1986 Gubernatorial Pennsylvania