Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014

November 4, 2014

Nominee Tom Wolf Tom Corbett Party Democratic Republican Running mate Michael J. Stack III Jim Cawley Popular vote 1,920,355 1,575,511 Percentage 54.93% 45.07%

County results

Governor before election Tom Corbett Republican Elected Governor Tom Wolf Democratic

The 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Governor Tom Corbett ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Tom Wolf.^[1] Corbett was the first incumbent Pennsylvania governor to lose reelection since William Bigler in 1854.^[2]

Corbett was considered vulnerable, as reflected in his low approval ratings. An August 2013 Franklin & Marshall College poll found that only 17% of voters thought Corbett was doing an "excellent" or "good" job, only 20% thought he deserved to be reelected, and 62% said the state was "off on the wrong track".^[3] Politico called Corbett the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the United States,^[4] The Washington Post ranked the election as the most likely for a party switch,^[5] and the majority of election forecasters rated it "likely Democratic".

Despite Corbett's unpopularity and speculation that he would face a primary challenge,^[6] he was unopposed in the Republican primary. The Democrats nominated businessman and former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Tom Wolf, who defeated U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz, Pennsylvania Treasurer Robert McCord and former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty in the primary election.^[7]

In primary elections for lieutenant governor, which were held separately, incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley was renominated unopposed and the Democrats selected State Senator Michael J. Stack III.

Background

Democrats and Republicans have alternated in the governorship of Pennsylvania every eight years from 1950 to 2010.^[8] This has been referred to as "the cycle",^[9][10] but it was broken with a Democratic Party win in 2014. Pennsylvania has also voted against the party of the sitting president in 18 of the last 19 gubernatorial contests dating back to 1938; Democrats lost 16 of the previous 17 Pennsylvania gubernatorial races with a Democratic president in the White House, a pattern begun in 1860.^[11] The last incumbent Governor to be defeated for re-election was Democrat William Bigler in 1854. Until 1968, governors could only serve one term; the state constitution now allows governors to serve two consecutive terms.^[12]

Republican primary

Incumbent Tom Corbett filed to run, as did Bob Guzzardi, an attorney and conservative activist. However, Guzzardi failed to file a statement of financial interests as required by law, after being told by an employee of the State Department that it was unnecessary. Four Republicans, backed by the state Republican Party, sued to have him removed from the race. The case reached the state Supreme Court, which ordered that Guzzardi's name be struck from the ballot.^[13] NASCAR Camping World Truck Series veteran Norm Benning backed Governor Corbett during the later half of the NASCAR season with Re-Elect Tom Corbett placed on his truck.

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Corbett, incumbent Governor of Pennsylvania

Disqualified

• Bob Guzzardi, attorney, businessman and conservative activist^[14][15]

Declined

• Bruce Castor, Montgomery County Commissioner^[16]
• Jim Gerlach, U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor in 2010^[17]
• Tom Smith, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[18]
• Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator^[19]

Endorsements

Tom Corbett

Elected Officials Rick Perry, Governor of Texas and former candidate for U.S. President in 2012[20] Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association[21] Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator of Pennsylvania and former candidate for U.S. President in 2012[22][23] Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator of Pennsylvania[24] Mark Schweiker, former Governor of Pennsylvania[25] Tom Ridge, former Governor of Pennsylvania[26] Dick Thornburgh, former Governor of Pennsylvania[26] Jim Cawley, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania[27] Mike Kelly, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district[28] Glenn Thompson, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district[29] Tim Murphy, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district[30] Sandra Schultz Newman, former and first female Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania[31] Mike Turzai, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader from the 28th District[32] John J. Taylor, Pennsylvania State Representative from the 177th District[33] Hal English, Pennsylvania State Representative from the 30th District[32] Jim Christiana, Pennsylvania State Representative from the 15th District[32] Randy Vulakovich, Pennsylvania State Senator from the 40th District[32] Kim Ward, Pennsylvania State Senator from the 39th District[32] Individuals Arnold Palmer, American professional golfer[34] Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan[35][36] Robert Gleason, Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania[37] David L. Cohen, Executive Vice-President of Comcast Corporation and Democratic fundraiser/donor[38][39] Others National Right to Life Committee[40][41][42] Republican Governors Association[43] Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania[44] Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans[45] Centre County Republican Party[46] Laborers' District Council of Western Pennsylvania[47] Boilermakers Local 154[48] ChamberPAC (Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry)[49][50] PEG PAC (Pennsylvania Business Council)[51]

Polling

Results

Republican primary results[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Corbett (Incumbent)	373,465	100
Total votes			373,465	100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Robert McCord, Pennsylvania Treasurer^[53]
• Kathleen McGinty, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection^[54]
• Allyson Schwartz, U.S. Representative^[55]
• Tom Wolf, businessman and former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue^[56]

Withdrew

• John Hanger, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection^[57][58]
• Jo Ellen Litz, Lebanon County Commissioner (failed to qualify)^[59][60]
• Max Myers, businessman and former pastor^[61][62]
• Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown^[63][64]
• Jack Wagner, former Pennsylvania Auditor General, candidate for Governor in 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh in 2013^[65]

Declined

• Bob Casey, Jr., U.S. Senator^[66]
• Scott Conklin, State Representative and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2010^[67][68]
• Kathy Dahlkemper, former U.S. Representative^[69]
• Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General^[70]
• Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Attorney General^[71]
• Tom Knox, businessman, candidate for Mayor of Philadelphia in 2007 and candidate for Governor in 2010^[72]
• Daylin Leach, State Senator (running for Congress)^[73]
• Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative^[74]
• Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia^[75]
• Ed Rendell, former Governor^[76]
• Joe Sestak, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010^[77]
• Josh Shapiro, Chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners^[78]
• Tim Solobay, State Senator^[74][79]
• Michael J. Stack III, State Senator (running for Lieutenant Governor)^[80]

Endorsements

Robert McCord

Individuals Diane Adsit, Crawford County Democratic Committee Chairwoman[81] Bryan Barbin, State Representative[79] Ryan Bizzarro, State Representative[79] John Blake, State Senator[79] Jessie Bloom, former Lycoming County Democratic Committee Chairwoman[81] Michael B. Carroll, State Representative[79] Richard Christopher, Lawrence County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] John Cordisco, former State Representative and Bucks County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Dom Costa, State Representative[79] Florindo Fabrizio, State Representative[79] Ron Fairman, Indiana County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Michael Fedor, Cumberland County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Rheon Gelvin, Fulton County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Jaret Gibbons, State Representative[79] Shelley Glessner, Somerset County Democratic Committee Chairwoman[81] Neal Goodman, State Representative[79] Joseph Gurzenda, former State Senator[79] Kevin Haggerty, State Representative[79] Ted Harhai, State Representative[79] Tom Herman, Berks County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Sid Michaels Kavulich, State Representative[79] Deberah Kula, State Representative[79] Heath Long, Cambria County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Roger Lund, Adams County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Sally Lyall, Lancaster County Democratic Committee Chairwoman[81] Jennifer Mann, former State Representative[79] Robert Matzie, State Representative[79] Joe Markosek, State Representative[79] Kevin Miller, Bedford County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] John Mussare, Lycoming County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Billy O’Gurek, Carbon County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Ed Pawlowski, Mayor of Allentown[64] Frank Rosenhoover, Blair County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Chris Sainato, State Representative[79] Tim Seip, former State Representative[79] Pam Snyder, State Representative[79] Tim Solobay, State Senator[79] Greg Stewart, Centre County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Rick Thomas, Union County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Michele Vaughn, Chester County Democratic Committee Chairwoman[81] HB Von Hause, Cameron County Democratic Committee Chairman[81] Sean Wiley, State Senator[79] John Wozniak, State Senator[79] John Yudichak, State Senator[79] Organizations American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 13[82] Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 464[83] International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 5[82] International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66[84] National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees District 1199c[85] Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters[86] Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association[87] Pennsylvania State Education Association[88] United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776[82]

Kathleen McGinty

Individuals Lester R. Brown, founder and President of the Earth Policy Institute[89] Carol Browner, former EPA Administrator and former Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy[89] Peter Daley, State Representative[90] Anthony M. DeLuca, State Representative[90] George T. Frampton, Jr., former Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality[89] Kathryn S. Fuller, former President and CEO of the World Wildlife Foundation[89] Pat Gillespie, Business Manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council[91] Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States[92] Patty Kim, State Representative[90] Jonathan Lash, former President of the World Resources Institute[89] Bill Meadows, former President of The Wilderness Society[89] Winsome McIntosh, Chair of Defenders of Wildlife[89] Ed O'Brien, former United Steelworkers leader and candidate for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district in 2000 and 2002[93] Carl Pope, former Executive Director of the Sierra Club[89] Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico[89] Larry Rockefeller, President of the American Conservation Association[89] Robert Rubin, former United States Secretary of the Treasury[94] Scott Sklar, former Executive Director of the Solar Energy Industries Association[89] Organizations Amalgamated Transit Union Local 85[86]

Ed Pawlowski

Individuals Hector Cintron, Co-Chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party[84] Joe Davis, member of the Allentown City Council[95] Larry Holmes, former WBC world champion boxer[84] Dan McCarthy, Lehigh County Commissioner[84] Daniel McNeill, State Representative[95] Cynthia Mota, member of the Allentown City Council[95] Sal Panto Jr., Mayor of Easton[95] Peter Schweyer, member of the Allentown City Council[95] Jeff Waltman, Reading City Councilman[84] Jim Winarski, President of the Erie City Council[84]

Allyson Schwartz

Individuals Bob Brady, U.S. Representative[96] Jay Costa, State Senator[97] Jack Hansen, Lansdale City Councilman[98] Maggie Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire[99] Adrian Shanker, former President of Equality Pennsylvania[100] Brian Sims, State Representative and former President of Equality Pennsylvania[100] Organizations Boilermakers Local 13[101] EMILY's List[102] International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98[103] Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals[104] Pennsylvania State Council of Sheet Metal Workers[105] Philadelphia Democratic City Committee[93] Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers[106] Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC[107] United Mine Workers of America[108] United Steelworkers Local 10-1[102]

Tom Wolf

Individuals Jim Brewster, State Senator[97] Frank Burns, State Representative[109] Andy Dinniman, State Senator[110] Patrick Dougherty, Indiana County District Attorney[111] Michael F. Doyle, U.S. Representative[97] Dwight E. Evans, State Representative[112] Jim Ferlo, State Senator[97] Mike Finnerty, Pittsburgh City Councilman[97] Marty Flynn, State Representative[113] Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive[97] Wayne D. Fontana, State Senator[97] Edward Gainey, State Representative[97] Rick Gray, Mayor of Lancaster[114] John Hanger, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection[115] Vincent Hughes, State Senator[116] Ron Klink, former U.S. Representative[97] Bill Kortz, State Representative[97] Daniel Lavelle, Pittsburgh City Councilman[97] Nancy Mills, Allegheny County Democratic Committee Chairwoman[97] John Morganelli, Northampton County District Attorney[117] Corey O'Connor, Pittsburgh City Councilman[97] Eddie Day Pashinski, State Representative[113] Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh[97] Josh Shapiro, Chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners[118] Mark Singel, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania[119] Matthew H. Smith, State Senator[97] Mike Sturla, State Representative[84] Christopher Tarsa, Lebanon County Democratic Committee Chairman[120] Rob Teplitz, State Senator[121] Jake Wheatley, State Representative[97] Robin Wiessmann, former State Treasurer[122] Organizations Allegheny Court Association of Professional Employees (ACAPE)[111] Association of State College and University Faculties (APSCUF)[123] Humane PA[124] Pennsylvania Young Democrats[125] Pike County Democratic Committee[126] Newspapers Philadelphia Daily News[127] Philadelphia Tribune[128] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette[129] Pottstown Mercury[130] The Patriot-News[131] York Daily Record[130]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Hanger	Tom Knox	Jo Ellen Litz	Robert McCord	Kathleen McGinty	Max Myers	Ed Pawl- owski	Allyson Schwartz	Joe Sestak	Tim Solobay	Mike Stack	Jack Wagner	Tom Wolf	Other	Unde- cided
Muhlenberg	May 13–15, 2014	414	±5%	—	—	—	11%	7%	—	—	16%	—	—	—	—	41%	—	25%
Harper	May 12–13, 2014	559	±4.14%	—	—	—	15%	5%	—	—	15%	—	—	—	—	50%	—	16%
F&M College	May 6–12, 2014	530	±4.3%	—	—	—	11%	6%	—	—	19%	—	—	—	—	41%	3%	20%
Muhlenberg	April 28–30, 2014	417	±5%	—	—	—	13%	3%	—	—	14%	—	—	—	—	42%	—	28%
GQR**	Mar. 31–Apr. 3, 2014	600	±?	—	—	—	14%	5%	—	—	12%	—	—	—	—	52%	—	16%
F&M College	March 25–31, 2014	524	±4.3%	—	—	—	8%	6%	—	—	9%	—	—	—	—	40%	6%	31%
Harper	Feb. 22–23, 2014	501	±4.38%	7%	—	—	8%	6%	—	—	14%	—	—	—	7%	40%	—	19%
F&M College	Feb. 18–23, 2014	548	±4.2%	1%	—	—	3%	1%	—	—	9%	—	—	—	—	36%	1%	48%
PPP	Nov. 22–25, 2013	436	±4.7%	8%	—	2%	10%	9%	2%	4%	21%	—	—	—	17%	2%	—	27%
Harper	Nov. 9–10, 2013	649	±3.85%	7%	—	—	12%	15%	—	6%	22%	—	—	—	—	5%	—	34%
GHY^	Aug. 27–29, 2013	506	± 4.4%	—	—	—	6%	6%	—	—	25%	—	—	—	—	6%	—	57%
BSG*	July 16–18, 2013	800	±3.46%	—	—	—	10%	15%	—	—	34%	—	—	—	—	11%	—	30%
Quinnipiac	May 30–Jun. 4, 2013	460	± 4.6%	1%	—	—	4%	5%	1%	1%	18%	—	—	1%	—	2%	1%	63%
Quinnipiac	April 19–24, 2013	547	± 4.2%	0%	—	—	3%	—	—	1%	15%	15%	—	1%	—	3%	2%	60%
GSG	March 9–12, 2013	601	± 4%	1%	—	—	5%	5%	—	3%	18%	15%	3%	1%	—	2%	—	47%
				1%	—	—	7%	7%	—	3%	21%	—	3%	2%	—	2%	—	54%
				—	—	—	12%	—	—	—	31%	—	—	—	—	7%	—	49%
GQR**	March 2–7, 2013	602	±3.99%	1%	1%	—	7%	3%	—	—	16%	21%	—	2%	—	3%	1%	45%
Harper	Feb. 27–28, 2013	?	±?	0.82%	2.88%	—	7%	—	—	—	18.52%	19.75%	—	—	—	1.23%	—	49.79%

• ** Internal poll for the Tom Wolf Campaign
• ^ Internal poll for the Kathleen McGinty Campaign
• * Internal poll for the Allyson Schwartz Campaign

Results

Democratic primary results[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wolf	488,917	57.86
	Democratic	Allyson Schwartz	149,027	17.64
	Democratic	Robert McCord	142,311	16.84
	Democratic	Kathleen McGinty	64,754	7.66
Total votes			845,009	100

General election

Spending

As of mid-October, Wolf had raised $27.6 million and spent $21.1 million while Corbett had raised $20.6 million and spent $19.3 million. The two campaigns had run over 21,000 television ads, costing over $13 million. ^[132]

Predictions

Source	Ranking
The Cook Political Report[133]	Likely D
Daily Kos Elections[134]	Safe D
Governing[135]	Likely D
Real Clear Politics[136]	Likely D
The Rothenberg Political Report[137]	Likely D
Sabato's Crystal Ball[138]	Safe D

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Corbett (R)	Tom Wolf (D)	Other	Undecided
Muhlenberg College	October 27–29, 2014	409	± 5%	39%	51%	6%	4%
Magellan Strategies	October 27–28, 2014	1,433	± 2.6%	43.3%	49.6%	—	7.1%
Harper Polling	October 26–27, 2014	680	± 3.76%	40%	50%	—	10%
Franklin & Marshall	October 20–26, 2014	326 LV	± 5.1%	40%	53%	1%	5%
		738 RV	± 3.4%	37%	53%	1%	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	3,111	± 3%	39%	52%	0%	8%
Magellan Strategies	October 13–14, 2014	1,131	± 2.9%	42.2%	49.1%	—	8.7%
Quinnipiac University	September 30–October 5, 2014	907	± 3.3%	38%	55%	2%	5%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20–October 1, 2014	3,283	± 2%	41%	50%	0%	9%
Robert Morris University	September 26–29, 2014	500	± 4%	33.8%	56.8%	—	9.4%
Mercyhurst University	September 15–24, 2014	479	± 4.48%	28%	43%	2%	27%
Franklin & Marshall	September 15–22, 2014	231 LV	± 6.4%	37%	57%	2%	5%
		520 RV	± 4.3%	33%	54%	4%	9%
Magellan Strategies	September 17–18, 2014	1,120	± 2.9%	40%	48.6%	—	11.4%
Muhlenberg College	September 16–18, 2014	429	± 5%	33%	54%	4%	9%
Quinnipiac University	September 3–8, 2014	1,161	± 2.9%	35%	59%	2%	4%
Harper Polling	September 2–3, 2014	665	± 3.2%	41%	52%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18–September 2, 2014	3,560	± 2%	39%	50%	2%	10%
Robert Morris University	August 18–22, 2014	500	± 4.5%	24.7%	55.5%	—	19.8%
Franklin & Marshall	August 18–25, 2014	520	± 4.3%	24%	49%	1%	25%
Magellan Strategies	July 30–31, 2014	1,214	± 2.83%	38.1%	50.3%	—	11.6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	4,150	± ?	39%	52%	2%	7%
Franklin & Marshall	June 23–29, 2014	502	± 4.4%	25%	47%	1%	27%
Quinnipiac University	May 29–June 2, 2014	1,308	± 2.7%	33%	53%	1%	13%
Public Policy Polling	May 30–June 1, 2014	835	± 3.4%	30%	55%	—	15%
Rasmussen Reports	May 27–28, 2014	750	± 4%	31%	51%	4%	14%
Quinnipiac University	February 19–24, 2014	1,405	± 2.6%	33%	52%	1%	13%
Gravis Marketing	January 22–23, 2014	717	± 4%	34%	41%	—	24%
Quinnipiac University	December 11–16, 2013	1,061	± 3%	37%	44%	1%	19%
Public Policy Polling	November 22–25, 2013	693	± 3.7%	32%	44%	—	24%
Quinnipiac University	March 6–11, 2013	1,116	± 2.9%	39%	39%	2%	20%
Public Policy Polling	March 8–10, 2013	504	± 4.4%	33%	42%	—	25%
Public Policy Polling	January 4–6, 2013	675	± 3.8%	41%	29%	—	30%

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014[139]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wolf	1,920,355	54.93
	Republican	Tom Corbett (Incumbent)	1,575,511	45.07
Total votes			3,495,866	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014
• United States gubernatorial elections, 2014
• United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2014

References

1. "NBC News Projects: PA's Corbett Ousted by Democrat Tom Wolf". NBC News. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
2. http://articles.philly.com/2014-11-06/news/56395405_1_exit-polls-mount-wolf-democrat-tom-wolf
3. "Franklin & Marshall College poll" (PDF). Franklin & Marshall College. August 28, 2013.
4. Schultheis, Emily (May 13, 2013). "Pa. Dems line up to run vs. hobbled Corbett". PoliticsPA. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
5. "WaPo: PA-Gov #1 Most Likely to Switch Parties". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
6. Keegan Gibson (December 5, 2012). "Exclusive: Castor Mulling Primary Challenge to Corbett". PoliticsPA. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
7. Foster, Brittany (20 May 2014). "PA-Gov: Wolf Wins Democratic Nomination". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
8. Barone, Michael (2014). The Almanac of American Politics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 1398. ISBN 9780226105444.
9. Madonna, Terry. "The Eight-Year Cycle - Believe It!". Franklin & Marshall College.
10. Baer, John M. (2012). On the Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics. Charleston: The History Press. p. 71. ISBN 9781609497156.
11. Ostermeier, Eric (August 26, 2013). "Pennsylvania Democrats Hope to Reverse History in 2014 Gubernatorial Race". Smart Politics.
12. Pennsylvania Constitution article IV, § 3.
13. Jackson, Peter (1 May 2014). "Corbett's GOP foe Bob Guzzardi ordered off Pa. primary ballot". The Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
14. Gibson, Keegan (December 10, 2013). "Conservative Activist Mounts Primary Challenge to Corbett". PoliticsPA. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
15. Brittany Foster (May 1, 2014). "Supreme Court Strikes Guzzardi From PA-Gov Ballot". PoliticsPA. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
16. Gibson, Keegan (May 8, 2013). "Breaking: Castor Rules Out 2014 Run". PoliticsPA. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
17. Foster, Brittany (January 6, 2013). "Breaking: Rep. Gerlach Will Not Seek Reelection". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
18. Gibson, Keegan (March 12, 2013). "Tom Smith Not Running for Governor". PoliticsPA. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
19. Gibson, Keegan (October 7, 2013). "GOP Rumors Swirl About Top-Ticket Change". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
20. "Gov. Tom Corbett holds campaign event to tout gas industry". WTAE.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
21. "RGA Statement on the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Primary". RGA.org. May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
22. "Santorum Endorses Corbett". PoliticsPA. September 18, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
23. "Santorum Plans to stump for Corbett". September 17, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
24. "Corbett-Cawley Campaign Endorsed by U.S. Senator Pat Toomey". December 20, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
25. "Three Former PA Governors Endorse Corbett in Hershey". PoliticsPA. November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
26. "Three Former PA Governors Endorse Corbett in Hershey". PoliticsPA. November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
27. "Meet Jim Cawley". Retrieved January 4, 2014.
28. "Pa. Republicans need to rally round Tom Corbett: U.S. Rep Mike Kelly". PennLive. May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
29. "Congressman 'G.T.' Thompson Statement on Improving Unemployment Rate under Corbett Administration Leadership". March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
30. "First Lady Susan Corbett and Rep. Tim Murphy sign petitions for Gov. Corbett and Lt. Gov. Cawley". March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
31. "Corbett-Cawley Campaign Announces Statewide Leadership". March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
32. "Corbett Kicks Off Re-Election Bid". PoliticsPA. November 6, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2014. Several Republican officials cheered Corbett along with roughly 150 attendees, including Majority Leader Mike Turzai, State Sens. Randy Vulakovich and Kim Ward and State Reps. Hal English and Jim Christiana.
33. "PHILADELPHIA GOP CHAIRMAN JOHN TAYLOR STATEMENT ON IMPROVING UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNDER CORBETT ADMINISTRATION LEADERSHIP". March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
34. "Arnold Palmer makes swing through Lancaster to promote 2015 US Women's Open". Lancaster Online. July 5, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
35. "Michael Reagan: Pennsylvania - Keep Your Governor". BaxterBulletin.com. April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
36. "Don't Dump Pennsylvania's Governor By: Michael Reagan". YourErie.com. April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
37. "PA's Rock Star Republicans Stand Up for Corbett Re-election = Column". PennLive. November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
38. "Democrat David Cohen to back GOP's Corbett". Philly.com. February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
39. "David Cohen, Democratic Donor, Hosts Fundraiser for Tom Corbett, GOP Governor". Huffington Post. February 21, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
40. "Comparing the Pennsylvania Candidates on Life". June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
41. "PA Pro-Life PAC Endorsements" (PDF). peopleforlife.org. May 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
42. "2014 Primary Voter's Guide". paprolife.org. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
43. "RGA Statement on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's Re-Election Announcement". Retrieved June 4, 2014.
44. "Gov. Tom Corbett accepts state GOP committee's endorsement in Hershey". February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
45. "Press Release:Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans endorses Corbett and Cawley". November 11, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
46. "County Republicans back Corbett, local legislators". Centre Daily Times. March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
47. "W. Pa. Laborers endorse Corbett". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
48. "Boilermakers back Corbett". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
49. "Press Release: ChamberPAC endorses Governor Corbett, Lieutenant Governor Cawley in 2014 election" (PDF). December 10, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
50. "PA Chamber Endorses Corbett". December 12, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
51. "Pennsylvania's Oldest Pro-Business PAC First Endorsement for Tom Corbett for Re-election". PR Newswire. November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
52. "2014 General Primary - Governor". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
53. Laughlin, Nicholas (September 24, 2013). "Rob McCord: "I’m In" (With Video)". PoliticsPA. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
54. "McGinty Makes it Official: She’s Running for Gov". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
55. "Allyson Schwartz Plans to run for Pennsylvania Governor". Politico. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
56. Mahon, Ed (April 2, 2013). "Tom Wolf to run for Pennsylvania governor". York Daily Record. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
57. Gibson, Keegan (November 26, 2012). "Hanger Makes Guv Bid Official". PoliticsPA. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
58. Foster, Brittany (March 13, 2014). "PA-Gov: Hanger To Withdraw". PoliticsPA. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
59. Sholly, Chris (July 3, 2013). "Lebanon County's Jo Ellen Litz announces run for governor". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
60. John Latimer (March 11, 2014). "Lebanon County Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz fails to qualify for gubernatorial ballot". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
61. Baer, John (December 7, 2012). "A Dem from God?". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
62. O'Toole, James (February 24, 2014). "Cumberland County minister Myers drops out of Democratic primary for Pa. governor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
63. "Ed Pawlowski announces run for governor". The Morning Call. September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
64. Gibson, Keegan (January 31, 2014). "Pawlowski to Drop Guv Bid, Endorse McCord". Politics PA. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
65. "PA-Gov: Wagner Drops Out". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
66. Joseph, Cameron (December 11, 2012). "Casey will stay in Senate, is not mulling run for Pennsylvania governor". The Hill. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
67. Gibson, Keegan (March 26, 2013). "Exclusive: Conklin Joins Dem Gov-Stakes". Politics PA. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
68. Baer, John (December 11, 2013). "A "Western" PA Dem for Guv?". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
69. Gibson, Keegan (February 25, 2013). "Dahlkemper Rules Out Gov Bid". PoliticsPA. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
70. "Eugene DePasquale: I won't run for governor in 2014". YDR.com. January 14, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
71. Murphy, Jan (January 10, 2013). "Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane has a full plate but running for governor in 2014 isn't on it". Penn Live. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
72. Warner, Bob (April 4, 2013). "Tom Knox considers another mayoral run". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
73. Fitzgerald, Thomas (September 6, 2012). "Pa. Dem leaders want no contested gov primary in '14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
74. Gibson, Keegan (January 28, 2013). "Murphy Not Running for Gov". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
75. Lavers, Michael K. (February 25, 2013). "Philadelphia mayor speaks to LGBT bloggers, journalists". Washington Blade. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
76. Vickers, Robert J. (August 6, 2012). "Pennsylvania Democrats weigh early challenge to Gov. Tom Corbett". The Patriot-News. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
77. Goddard, Taegan (May 14, 2013). "Sestak Declines Bid for Pennsylvania Governor". Political Wire. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
78. Gibbons, Margaret (May 21, 2013). "Shapiro rules out bid for higher office next year". Philly Burbs. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
79. Field, Nick (October 17, 2013). "McCord Touts Support From 23 PA Legislators". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
80. Laughlin, Nicholas (October 17, 2013). "State Sen. Stack Passes on Guv Run, Seeks LG Instead". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
81. Gibson, Keegan (October 10, 2013). "20 Kyle P. Maguire College Democrat, Democratic County Chairs Back McCord for Guv". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
82. Brittany Foster (November 1, 2013). "AFSCME Endorses McCord". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
83. Nick Field (January 27, 2014). "PA-Gov: Chocolate Workers Endorse McCord". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
84. Field, Nick (October 15, 2013). "PA-Gov Endorsements: Unions, Politicians, and a Heavyweight Champ". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
85. Dooling, Jr., Doug (October 3, 2013). "SEPA Healthcare Workers Back McCord". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
86. Field, Nick (September 26, 2013). "Teamsters Union Backs McCord". PoliticsPA. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
87. McNulty, Tim (October 8, 2013). "Corrections officers for McCord". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
88. Brittany Foster (February 12, 2014). "PA-Gov: In Major Development, PSEA Backs McCord". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
89. Gibson, Keegan (July 25, 2013). "National Enviro Leaders Back McGinty". PoliticsPA. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
90. Sternberger, Jake (October 23, 2013). "McGinty adds State Rep. Patty Kim to list of legislative endorsements". Keystone Politics. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
91. Field, Nick (August 22, 2013). "Philly Building Trades Leader Backs McGinty". PoliticsPA. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
92. Kopan, Tal (February 20, 2014). "Pennsylvania governor’s race: Al Gore backs Katie McGinty in primary". Politico. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
93. Nick Field (November 1, 2013). "PA-Gov Roundup: Philly Dems Back Schwartz & More". Politics PA. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
94. Field, Nick (September 19, 2013). "Clinton Treasury Sec Rubin Backs McGinty". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
95. McEvoy, Colin (September 9, 2013). "Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski begins statewide tour in governor race". The Express-Times. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
96. Field, Nick (October 17, 2013). "Brady Backs Schwartz". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
97. James O’Toole (March 8, 2014). "Key Western Pa. Democrats endorse Tom Wolf for governor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
98. Deegan, Neil (August 4, 2013). "Councilman Jack Hansen's impassioned endorsement...". Twitter. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
99. "From the Office of Governor Maggie Hassan: I Need Allyson to Join Me". allysonschwartz.com. June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
100. "chwartz Receives Endorsement Of Former Equality Pennsylvania President Adrian Shanker". allysonschwartz.com. February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
101. "Boilermakers Local 13 Backs Allyson Schwartz for Governor". allysonschwartz.com. June 3, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
102. Magee, Bryan (May 23, 2013). "EMILY’s List & Union Back Schwartz for Guv". PoliticsPA. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
103. "IBEW Local 98 to give Schwartz $100k contribution". Philly.com. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
104. "Schwartz Picks up another Key Endorsement: Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals". allysonschwartz.com. June 13, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
105. "Pennsylvania Sheet Metal Workers Endorse Allyson Schwartz for Governor". allysonschwartz.com. September 19, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
106. McNulty, Tim (October 8, 2013). "Pgh teachers endorse Schwartz". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
107. "Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC Endorses Allyson Schwartz for Governor". allysonschwartz.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
108. Laughlin, Nicholas (September 10, 2013). "Schwartz Endorsed by UMWA". PoliticsPA. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
109. Tom Wolf. "Rep. Frank Burns Says Wolf Is His Choice For Governor". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
110. "Wolf endorsed by Dinniman for governor during campaign visit". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
111. "PA-Gov Round-Up: Wolf and McCord Trade Endorsements as the Race Heats Up". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
112. "PoliticsPA, "PA-Gov: Rep. Dwight Evans Endorses Wolf", January 16, 2014". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
113. "PA-Gov Round-Up: Wolf and McCord Trade Endorsements". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
114. Tom Wolf. "Wolf Announces Endorsements From Elected Leaders From Across Pennsylvania". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
115. "PA-Gov: Hanger Endorses Wolf". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
116. Tom Wolf. "Senator Hughes Endorses Tom Wolf". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
117. Tom Wolf. "Northampton DA John Morganelli Endorses Tom Wolf for Governor". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
118. Tom Wolf. "Josh Shapiro: Tom Wolf is a man of impeccable integrity and is our best choice for governor". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
119. "Former Governor Mark Singel Endorses Tom Wolf". Keystone Politics. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
120. http://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/ex-gov-says-mccord-campaign-ad-one-of-the-worst/article_8a3059fe-929d-5e61-ab1b-80f4f3818ddc.html
121. "PA-Gov Round-Up: Endorsements, Coalitions and More". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
122. Tom Wolf. "Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Robin Wiessmann Endorses Tom Wolf". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
123. "PA-Gov Round-Up: Candidates Score Endorsements, Build Coalitions". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
124. "Wolf wins animal PAC endorsement". Philly.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
125. "PA Young Dems Endorse Wolf & Koplinski". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
126. "PikePADems". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
127. Tom Wolf. "Philadelphia Daily News: Tom Wolf will undo the damage from Corbett and transform Pennsylvania". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
128. http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/tribune-picks-wolf-for-governor-haywood-for-state-senator.html
129. "For the Democrats: Tom Wolf deserves the nomination for governor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
130. "Pottstown Mercury and York Daily Record Endorse Tom Wolf". wolfforpa.com.
131. "In the Democratic primary, Tom Wolf is the best choice: Editorial". PennLive.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
132. Holmberg, Eric (18 October 2014). "Wolf-Corbett race may be state's most expensive". Mcall. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
133. "Governor Maps". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
134. "Daily Kos". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
135. "2014 Governors Races: Where Democrats Have an Edge". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
136. "RealClearPolitics - 2014 Election Maps - 2014 Governor Races". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
137. David Russell. "Gubernatorial Ratings - The Rothenberg Political Report". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
138. "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2014 Governor". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
139. "2014 General Election". Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

External links

• Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Official campaign websites

• Tom Corbett for Governor Republican
• Tom Wolf for Governor Democrat