2006Final results
2006 election for Pennsylvania Governor
Governor · Pennsylvania
Edward G. Rendell (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Lynn Swann (R) by 20.7 points.
Edward G. RendellDemocrat · winner
60.4%2,470,517
Lynn SwannRepublican
39.6%1,622,135
4,092,652 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET