Pennsylvania primary 2014 state executive officials preview
May 19, 2014
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By Garrett Fortin
The 2014 Pennsylvania primary elections are being held on May 20, 2014. There are two statewide executive offices involved: Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Both races have contested Democratic primaries with crowded fields. The two Republican incumbents are unopposed, as are the Green Party and Libertarian candidates. In all, there are fifteen candidates in eight primaries.
The nine Democratic candidates for the two contested primaries are:
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Democratic Primary - Governor
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Democratic Primary - Lieutenant Governor
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Below, Ballotpedia has put together a preview of those upcoming elections.
Pennsylvania Governor
The Democratic gubernatorial primary has four candidates. Recent polling shows Tom Wolf with a significant advantage over initial front-runner Allyson Schwartz and the race has stable after Wolf's early surge. There is no run-off in Pennsylvania: the Democrat who wins a plurality will win the nomination, which puts front-runner Wolf in a strong position.
Republican incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett faces no opposition in his primary, as do Green Party candidate Paul Glover and Libertarian candidate Ken Krawchuk. Corbett's only potential primary opponent, Bob Guzzardi, was removed from the ballot on legally-challenged grounds.
The table below shows polling on the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
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| Poll | Allyson Schwartz | Kate McGinty | Rob McCord | Tom Wolf | Not sure/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg College for Morning Call May 13-15, 2014 | 14% | 5% | 9% | 37% | 35% | +/-5 | 414 | ||||||||||||
| Harper Polling May 12-13, 2014 | 15% | 5% | 15% | 50% | 16% | +/-4.14 | 559 | ||||||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall May 6-12, 2014 | 14% | 5% | 9% | 33% | 39% | +/-4.3 | 530 | ||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg College for Morning Call April 28-30, 2014 | 16% | 3% | 14% | 42% | 33% | +/-5 | 417 | ||||||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall March 25-31, 2014 | 7% | 4% | 6% | 33% | 46% | +/-4.3 | 524 | ||||||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall February 18-23, 2014 | 9% | 1% | 3% | 36% | 49% | +/-4.2 | 548 | ||||||||||||
| Harper Polling November 9-10, 2013 | 22% | 15% | 12% | 5% | 47% | +/-3.85 | 649 | ||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 13.86% | 5.43% | 9.71% | 33.71% | 37.86% | +/-4.4 | 520.14 | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor
The five Democrats running for Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor are the survivors of an even larger crowd of candidates that included, among others, the son of famous football coach Joe Paterno. Less polling exists for these candidates and whomever wins the Democratic gubernatorial nomination may have to wait if they want to mention their new running mate in a victory speech.
The Republican incumbent. Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley faces no primary opposition. The third party candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Libertarian Henry Haller and Green candidate Wendy Lynne Lee, are also unopposed.
See also
- Pennsylvania elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania state executive elections (overview):
External links
Footnotes
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- ↑ The Associated Press, "AP: Ex-revenue chief Tom Wolf running for Pa. gov," April 2, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbradylikes - ↑ Philly.com, "State Treasurer joins race for governor," September 24, 2013
- ↑ PoliticsPA, "State Sen. Stack Passes on Guv Run, Seeks LG Instead," October 17, 2013
- ↑ The Sentinel, "ex-Rep. Mark Critz seeking Dem nod for lieutenant governor," August 15, 2013
- ↑ The Associated Press- abc27.com, "Harrisburg council member runs for lt. governor," February 5, 2013
- ↑ The Daily Review, "Mark Smith enters Lt. Gov.'s race," February 22, 2013
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA Dems Endorse Waters & Other State Committee News," January 22, 2014
- ↑ Politics PA, "Smith Blasts Critz On NRA Support," January 22, 2014
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