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+Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley (R)
2,172,763
 		54.49%
Dan Onorato/Scott Conklin (D)
 		1,814,788
 		45.51%

3,987,551
Voter registration:  8,478,509.
Plurality:  357,975 votes (8.97 percentage points).
PA Department of State


REPUBLICAN PICK UP
Notes:  Gov. Ed Rendell (D) was term limited, and after his activist tenure there was some sentiment for change.  Pennsylvania voters had only two choices on the ballot in November.  Attorney General Tom Corbett (R) defeated Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato (D) in a convincing manner, carrying 63 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and even eking out a 460-vote win in Allegheny County. 

Primaries were held on May 18.  In the Democratic primary, Onorato won 463,575 votes (45.07%) followed by State Auditor Jack Wagner at 248,338 (24.15%), state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams at 185,784 (18.06%) and Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel at 130,799 (12.72%).  State Rep. Scott Conklin narrowly won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor with 35.30% followed by former Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan Saidel (34.89%) and former Commonwealth Court Judge Doris Smith-Ribner (29.81%).  In the Republican primary, Corbett defeated state Rep. Sam Rohrer by 589,249 votes (68.75%) to 267,893 (31.25%).  Nine candidates vied for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor; Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley finished on top with 26.21% followed by businessman Chet Beiler (20.51%).  Corbett began the general election campaign as the favorite.
 
Corbett and Oronato participated in three debates:

Sept. 27 - Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry annual dinner in Hershey;

Oct. 16 - hosted by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters broadcast by WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh; and

Oct. 18 - League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and WPVI-TV 6 at WPVI-TV studios in Philadelphia (>).

According to FollowtheMoney.org, the Corbett campaign raised $28.6 million to $25.1 million for the Onorato campaign (>).



Campaign Managers:
Tom Corbett:  Brian Nutt
(Apr. 2009)  Chief of staff to Attorney General Corbett, Nov. 2008-Apr. 2009 and Jan. 2005-June 2008; campaign manager on Corbett's campaigns for Attorney General, June-Nov. 2008 and June 2003-Nov. 2004.  Deputy executive assistant in the Office of Attorney General, Jan.-June 2003.  Political director on Mike Fisher for Governor (PA), June 2001-Nov. 2002.  Assistant deputy executive assistant in the Office of attorney General, Nov. 2000-June 2001.  Political director on Mike Fisher for Attorney General, Mar. 1999-Nov. 2000.  B.A. in journalism/mass media from Rutgers University, 1994.

Dan Onorato:  Kevin Kinross
 Managed Western Pennsylvania for the Obama campaign in the 2008 general election after serving as deputy state director on Hillary Clinton's 2008 Pennsylvania primary campaign.  Western regional coordinator on Gov. Ed Rendell's 2006 re-election campaign.  Chief of staff to Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato; managed Onorato's campaign.  Lobbyist for the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office.  Campaign manager for Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission counsel James Dodaro's campaign for Commonwealth Court judge in Nov. 2001.  Aide to U.S. Rep. Ron Klink of Murrysville, 1998-2000.  Aide to U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York.  J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law; B.A. from John Carroll University.


See also:
Paul Abowd and Alexandra Duszak.  "Pennsylvania governor benefited from untraceable $1.5 million donation."  The Center for Public Integrity, Oct. 18, 2012.

G. Terry Madonna and Michael L. Young.  "Politically Uncorrected: The Rendell Legacy."  PoliticsPA, Jan. 10, 2011.

Timothy McNulty.  "Onorato reeling from 'unique' loss to Corbett in home county."  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 3, 2010.
Kari Andren.  "Onorato, Corbett go toe to toe on TV."  The Patriot-News, Oct. 27, 2010.

Tom Infield.  "Corbett with large financial lead over Onorato in tightening race."  The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 22, 2010.

Christopher Freind.  "How Ed Rendell Wrecked Pennsylvania."  Philadelphia Magazine, Apr. 20, 2010.

Laura Vecsey.  "Pennsylvania's Gov. Ed. Rendell adds to legacy of breaking through snags."  The Patriot-News, Jan. 23, 2010.

Marc Levy.  "Rendell's legacy will color 2010 governor's race."  Pocono Record, Oct. 27, 2009.
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