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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

2026 election results. Josh Shapiro (D) has 66% of the vote for governor in Lackawanna County, with about 90% of the expected vote counted.

2026 results in Lackawanna County

Governor

Josh Shapiro
65.7%56,748
Stacy Garrity
32.9%28,385
Kenneth Krawchuk
1.4%1,221
90% counted

Statewide: Josh Shapiro wins. Called.

The leader in Lackawanna County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 12, 3:42 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
PA GovernorD +33.3D +2.8Not yet
PA-08D +21.0D +2.8D +18.1

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Lackawanna County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris51.1%Donald Trump48.2%D +2.8116,631
2020Joe Biden53.7%Donald Trump45.3%D +8.4115,413
2016Hillary Clinton50.2%Donald Trump46.8%D +3.5103,456
2012Barack Obama63.1%Mitt Romney35.8%D +27.398,015
2008Barack Obama62.6%John McCain36.6%D +26.0107,866
2004John Kerry56.3%George W. Bush42.3%D +14.0105,819
2000Al Gore59.6%George W. Bush36.4%D +23.296,381

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +20.4.

Other counties in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Pennsylvania certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Pennsylvania's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.