Summary
Governor Tom Wolf was re-elected in 2018 with 57.8% of the vote. He is term-limited in 2022 by the Pennsylvania Constitution and was therefore ineligible to seek election to a third consecutive term. Primary elections were held on May 17. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro won the Democratic nomination unopposed. State Senator Doug Mastriano won the crowded Republican primary in a landslide, with the support of former president Donald Trump.[186] State representatives Austin Davis and Carrie DelRosso won competitive lieutenant gubernatorial primaries of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, and will appear on tickets with their parties’ gubernatorial nominees in the general election. Shapiro had endorsed Davis in the primary and Mastriano had endorsed Teddy Daniels.
The Libertarian Party nominated Matt Hackenburg and Tim McMaster, the Green Party nominated Christina DiGiulio and Michael Bagdes-Canning, and the newly formed Keystone Party nominated Joe Soloski and Nicole Shultz for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.
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NBC – May 18, 2022 (01:43)
After winning the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano will now face the state’s attorney general Josh Shapiro. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports on whether Mastriano’s views on the 2020 election and his support for former President Donald Trump will sway mainstream voters.
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[170] | Lean D | May 18, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[171] | Tilt D | March 4, 2022 |
| Sabato’s Crystal Ball[172] | Lean D | May 18, 2022 |
| Politico[173] | Lean D | May 23, 2022 |
| RCP[174] | Tossup | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[175] | Tossup | May 12, 2022 |
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Race For Pennsylvania Governor Now Set
May 17, 2022 (02:25)
By: CBS Philly
Can Doug Mastriano Appeal To Mainstream Pennsylvania voters In Governor’s Race?
May 18, 2022 (01:43)
By: NBC
After winning the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano will now face the state’s attorney general Josh Shapiro. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard reports on whether Mastriano’s views on the 2020 election and his support for former President Donald Trump will sway mainstream voters.
Josh Shapiro
Current Position: Attorney General since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2022 Governor
Former Position(s): US Senator
Joshua David Shapiro (born June 20, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General since 2017.
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and as chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. Shapiro is the Democratic nominee for governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election.
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Doug Mastriano
Pittsburg Post Gazette
Current Position: State Senator since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2022 US Senator
Douglas Vincent Mastriano (born January 2, 1964) is an American far-right politician from Pennsylvania. He is a retired colonel of the United States Army and is the state senator representing the 33rd district. A Republican, he is the party’s nominee for Pennsylvania governor in the 2022 election.
Mastriano previously ran for Pennsylvania’s 13th congressional district in 2018, but lost in the primary election. He later won the 2019 special election to replace retiring Pennsylvania State Senator Rich Alloway. He has been described by some sources as a Christian nationalist and a dominionist. Mastriano has made social media posts referencing QAnon and has spoken at events that promoted QAnon and 9/11 conspiracy theories.
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