HARRISBURG -- Capping a drive that yielded nearly 77,000 signatures supporting her bid for governor, conservative activist Peg Luksik yesterday filed nomination papers with the state to place her on the November ballot.

Her name would appear with Republican incumbent Tom Ridge; State Rep. Ivan Itkin, the Democratic nominee; and Ken V. Krawchuk, the Libertarian candidate.

It would be the third time Luksik, the Constitutional Party nominee, has appeared on a ballot for governor.

The Johnstown mother of six ran as a Republican in 1990 and lost narrowly in the primary to Barbara Hafer. She took a crack as an independent in 1994 and garnered 13 percent of the vote in the general election.

Luksik, 42, who grew up near Norristown, needed 24,390 signatures to qualify this time.

"This is the most successful governor's petition drive ever conducted in the history of Pennsylvania politics," Luksik said at a news conference in the Capitol rotunda.

Most noted for her opposition to abortion, Luksik was flanked by supporters and two prominent signs that read: "Is a child's life worth your vote?" and "Peg Luksik, for God, for family, for Pa."

The nomination papers also included James Clymer, a Lancaster lawyer, as the Constitutional Party's nominee for lieutenant governor, and Dean L. Snyder, a retired Air Force officer from York, as the party's nominee for U.S. Senate.

Luksik runs Mom's House, a multi-state chain that she started in 1983 to provide day care and other services to single mothers who want to attend high school or college.

Besides her anti-abortion stance, Luksik, a former school teacher, has been outspoken on education issues. She favors the death penalty and opposes gun bans.