2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Democratic Governor Tom Wolf is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.

2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 8, 2022

Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf Democratic

Democratic primary

Potential

• Brendan Boyle, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district (2019–present)[1]
• Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district (2019–present)[1]
• Sara Innamorato, state representative from the 21st House district (2019–present)[2]
• Jim Kenney, mayor of Philadelphia (2016–present)[3][4][5]
• Conor Lamb, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district (2018–present)[1]
• Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania attorney general (2017–present)[3][4]
• Joe Torsella, former Pennsylvania state treasurer (2017–2021)[3][4][6]

Declined

• John Fetterman, lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (2019–present) and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 (running for Senate)[7]

Declared

• Mark Pinsley, Lehigh County Controller[8]

Potential

• Elizabeth Fiedler, state representative from the 184th House district (2019–present)[9]
• Sara Innamorato, state representative from the 21st House district (2019–present)[10]
• Summer Lee, state representative from the 34th House district (2019–present)[11]

Republican primary

Potential

• Ryan Aument, state senator from the 36th Senate district (2015–present)[12]
• Lou Barletta, former U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district (2011–2019) and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018[13][14]
• Camera Bartolotta, state senator from the 46th Senate district (2015–present)[15]
• Jeff Bartos, businessman and former Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in 2018[15]
• Jim Cawley, former lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania (2011–2015)[15]
• Jake Corman, president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate and state senator from the 34th Senate district (1999–present)[15]
• Daniel J. Hilferty, former CEO of Independence Blue Cross[16]
• Laureen Cummings, former Lackawanna County commissioner and Republican nominee for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district in 2012[17]
• Brian Fitzpatrick, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district (2019–present)[15]
• Mike Kelly, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district (2011–present)[15]
• Paul Mango, businessman and Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania in 2018[15]
• Doug Mastriano, state senator from the 33rd Senate district (2019–present)[15]
• William McSwain, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania[1]
• Dan Meuser, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district (2019–present)[15]
• Jason Richey, attorney for Pittsburgh based law firm K&L Gates[18]
• Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of Donald Trump[19]
• Mike Turzai, former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Republican candidate for governor in 2018[3][20]

Declined

• Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[3][21][22][23]

Libertarian primary

Declared

• Joseph Soloski, accountant and Libertarian nominee for Pennsylvania state treasurer in 2020[24]

Declared

• John Waldenberger, Libertarian candidate for the 53rd House district in 2018 and 2020[25]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[26]	Tossup	February 1, 2021

References

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