1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Pennsylvania Governor
Governor · Pennsylvania
Robert Casey (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating William W. Scranton (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert CaseyDemocrat · winner
51.2%1,717,484
William W. ScrantonRepublican
48.8%1,638,268
3,355,752 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET