Tom Corbett becomes first Pennsylvania governor ever to lose re-election

Tom Corbett becomes first Pennsylvania governor ever to lose re-election
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) has been blown out by Democrat Tom Wolf, becoming the first governor in the state's modern history to lose re-election.

In fairness to Corbett, Pennsylvania only began allowing governors to seek consecutive terms in 1968. Still, "first governor ever to lose re-election in state history" is not the sort of thing politicians would like to add to their resumes.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.