Pennsylvania
Incumbent: Tom Corbett (R)
Primary Election: May 18, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010
STATUS: Open Seat
RATING: Lean Democratic
RECENT ELECTION RETURNS:
2002 Result: Rendell wins 53%-44%.
2006 Result: Rendell wins 60%-40%.
POLITICAL TRIVIA:
The two previous two-term Democratic Governors of Pennsylvania (Milton Shapp and Robert P. Casey) were replaced in Harrisburg by a Republican. In fact, the last (and only) time the Democrats controlled the Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion for more than eight years was before the Civil War (1839-1848).
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race: Headlines
Democrats:
Tom Knox Web Site twitter
Joe Hoeffel Web Site facebook
Don Onorato Web Site
Jack Wagner Web Site
Anthony Williams
Republicans:
Tom Corbett
Jim Gerlach
Sam Rohrer
Pat Meehan
Local Blogs:
pa2010.com
Pennsylvania Ave (The Morning Call’s political blog)
PollWatch:
Mercyhurst: Corbett trails a ‘generic Dem’ 40-29% (10/3/13)
Franklin & Marshall: Only one if five voters believe Corbett deserves re-election (8/28/13)
Harper Polling: Only 24% think Corbett deserves re-election (7/5/13)
Franklin & Marshall: Only one in four voters believe Corbett deserves re-election (5/8/13)
Quinnipiac: Leading Dems top Corbett in gov race; Dem primary is a race between Schwartz and Sestak (4/29/13)
Quinnipiac: Gov. Corbett stuck in a slump, Sestak runs best among possible Dem. challengers (3/13/13)
Public Policy Polling: Corbett in dire shape for re-election, trails all five potential Dem challengers (3/12/13)
Franklin & Marshall: Corbett’s job approval numbers sink to lowest ever, only 26% approve (2/7/13)
Quinnipiac: Corbett in the hole at half-time, voters disapprove of job performance by 42-36% (1/29/13)
Public Policy Polling: Voters support Corbett on NCAA lawsuit, but down on him overall (1/7/13)
Rasmussen: Corbett’s job approval numbers sink, 42-48% (10/26/12)
Rasmussen: Corbett job approval numbers move up, 49-47% (10/11/12)
Muhlenberg/Morning Call: Corbett’s job approval numbers remain low, 30-46% (9/18/12)
Franklin & Marshall: Corbett job approval rating remains low 32-39% (6/6/12)
Quinnipiac: Corbett’s approval rating tanks; voters oppose cuts to state schools, ultrasound bill (3/15/12)
Quinnipiac: Corbett job approval net positive, 47-34% (12/9/11)
Public Policy Polling: Corbett’s job approval in negative territory, 37-43% (11/29/11)
Quinnipiac: Shift by women lifts Corbett’s approval numbers to 44-36% approval (8/3/11)
Public Policy Polling: PA against same-sex marriage, Corbett unpopular – only 35% approve of job performance (7/14/11)
Quinnipiac: PA residents split over Corbett’s job performance; 39-38% approve (6/14/11)
Quinnipiac: Big jump in disapproval of Corbett’s job performance; Dislike his budget proposals (4/27/11)
Public Policy Polling: Onorato would win rematch with Corbett (4/13/11)
Rasmussen: Corbett holds comfortable lead over Onorato, 52-43% (10/28/10)
Quinnipiac: Onorato narrows gap, now trails Corbett 49-44% (10/22/10)
Public Policy Polling: Onorato closes gap, trails Corbett 48-46% (10/20/10)
Muhlenberg Coll/Morning Call: Onorato gaining in tracking poll, now trails 47-40% (10/19/10)
Muhlenberg Coll/Morning Call: Corbett up double-digits, 47-37% (10/4/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett up by a dozen, Corbett 53%, Onorato 41% (9/29/10)
Franklin & Marshall: Corbett up by four among likely voters, Corbett 36%, Onorato 32% (9/29/10)
Suffolk U: Corbett opens 7-point lead, 47-40% (9/27/10)
Muhlenberg College: Corbett with 9-point lead, up 46-37% (9/25/10)
Quinnipiac: Corbett winning indy voters, leads Onorato 54-39% (9/21/10)
Critical Insights/Times-Leader: Corbett with slight lead over Onorato, 38-37% (9/16/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett still up by ten, 49-39% (9/13/10)
Franklin & Marshall: Corbett leads by eleven among likely voters, 38-27% (8/26/10)
PPP: Corbett still holds double-digit lead, 48-35 (8/18/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett maintains lead, 48-38 (8/16/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett holds 10-pt lead, 48-38 (7/14/10)
Quinnipiac: Corbett holds lead, 44-37, independents the key (7/13/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett’s lead narrows slightly to 49-39 (6/29/10)
PPP: Corbett holds sizable lead, 45-35 (6/21/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett maintains lead, 49-33 (6/2/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett starts general election with double-digit lead, 49-36 (5/19/10)
Quinnipiac: Onorato with huge lead on primary eve (5/17/10)
Quinnipiac: Corbett holds slight edge in November matchups (5/13/10)
Rasmussen: Dem primary – Onorato 34, Williams 17, Wagner 17, Hoeffel 9 (5/6/10)
Quinnipiac: Onorato pulling away from Dem field, still 37% undecided (5/4/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett still leading, Onorato closes gap (4/15/10)
Susquehanna (R): Corbett cruising; Onorato pulling ahead of Dem field (4/14/10)
Quinnipiac: Corbett has double-digit leads over all Dems (4/8/10)
Quinnipiac: Democratic candidates virtually invisible to voters, nearly half still undecided (4/7/10)
Public Policy Polling (D): Corbett has comfortable leads (4/7/10)
Franklin & Marshall: Democratic race still wide open (3/24/10)
Rasmussen: Corbett leads all three Democrats (3/19/10)
Susquehanna (R): Corbett leads both Wagner and Onorato by double digits (3/12/10)
DailyKos/Research 2000: Corbett leads all Dems in race (3/10/10)
Quinnipiac: Corbett way up in GOP contest, leads over Dems (3/3/10)
Franklin & Marshall: 72% undecided in Dem race, Corbett leads GOP (2/24/10)
Wilson Research (GOP): Gerlach internal poll shows him with “profile” to beat Corbett (pdf) (7/16/09)
Quinnipiac: Corbett leading GOP, Democrat race a three-way contest (7/21/09)
Knox internal poll hints at wide open democratic primary (6/15/09) (pdf)
State Resources:
Pennsylvania Board of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
