1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
Appearance
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Elections in Pennsylvania |
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Government |
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial election of 1998 was held on November 3, 1998. It was between incumbent Republican Tom Ridge and Democrat Ivan Itkin. Ridge won with 57% of the votes cast.
Candidates
Constitution
- Peg Luksik, pro-life activist
Democratic
- Ivan Itkin, State Rep.
Libertarian
- Ken V. Krawchuk, Entrepreneur
Republican
- Tom Ridge, incumbent Governor
Results
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1998[1][2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | |
Republican | Tom Ridge | Mark S. Schweiker | 1,736,844 | 57.42% | |
Democratic | Ivan Itkin | Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky | 938,745 | 31.03% | |
Constitution | Peg Luksik | Jim Clymer | 315,761 | 10.43% | |
Libertarian | Ken V. Krawchuk | Henry Haller III | 33,591 | 1.11% | |
Write-ins | Write-ins | 281 | 0.01% | ||
Totals | 3,025,222 | 100.00% | |||
Voter turnout (Voting age population) | 41.67% |
References
References
- Cromwell, Gary E, ed. (1999). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 114. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 0-8182-0248-3.