Gov. Josh Shapiro racked up the third-highest reelection margin of victory in a Pennsylvania gubernatorial contest since World War II, defeating Republican challenger Stacy Garrity by 22 points.
Largest Reelection Margin of Victory Since World War II
| Year | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
| 1990 | Bob Casey Sr. (D) | Barbara Hafer (R) | 35.3% (1,077,818) |
| 1998 | Tom Ridge (R) | Ivan Itkin (D), Peg Luksik | 26.49% (798,099) |
| 2026 | Josh Shapiro (D) | Stacy Garrity (R) | 22.16% (1,105,055) |
| 2006 | Ed Rendell (D) | Lynn Swann (R) | 20.72% (848,382) |
| 1946 | James Duff (R) | John Rice (D) | 17.85% (557,515) |
| 2018 | Tom Wolf (D) | Tom Corbett (R) | 17.07% (855,770) |
| 2022 | Josh Shapiro (D) | Doug Mastriano (R) | 14.40% (792,660) |
| 1970 | Milton Shapp (D) | Raymond Broderick (R) | 13.52% (500,175) |
Shapiro showed his popularity among Keystone State residents by improving his margin in 64 of the Commonwealth’s 67 counties, only failing to better his 2022 numbers in Cameron, Erie and Wyoming counties.
The governor, who is rumored to be a 2028 presidential candidate, bolstered his margins by more than 10 percent in five Pennsylvania counties – Pike (13.99), Monroe (12.62), Northampton (11.08), Union (10.58) and Chester (10.22).
To no one’s surprise, Shapiro’s largest margin was 78.8 percentage points in Philadelphia, while Montgomery (72.6), Delaware (72.51) and Allegheny (71.32) were not far behind.
Forty-seven of the 67 counties preferred Garrity to Shapiro, led by Fulton (78.58), Bedford (74.43) and Potter (72.43) counties.
But for the first time since 1990, Garrity was not able to win Lancaster County for the GOP, as Shapiro (51.52) edged the state Treasurer (47.1) by 4.4 points.
Check out our interactive map to see how each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties cast votes for the 2022 and 2026 gubernatorial races, as well as a comparison to the 2024 presidential contest.
