2018 Pennsylvania General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the Pennsylvania 2018 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Tom Wolf received 2.9M (57.8 %) votes, beating Scott Wagner who gained 2M (40.7 %) by 855.8k votes in Pennsylvania.

Tom Wolf won 17 counties out of the 67 counties that make up Pennsylvania. The record shows that Scott Wagner won 50 counties.

During the 2018 general elections, over 5M total number of votes were cast. Tom Wolf got 2,895,652 (3M) over Scott Wagner 2,039,882 (2M). He won the popular vote by 2,895,652 (3M). His victory in the State of Pennsylvania (with 2,895,652 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Philadelphia, Philadelphia and Philadelphia), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Philadelphia, Philadelphia and Philadelphia, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Tom Wolf, giving him a 946k vote advantage.