Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2012
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Three state executive positions were up for election in 2012 in the state of Pennsylvania. The general election was held on November 6, 2012 following a primary election election on April 24, 2012.
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Attorney General
See also: Pennsylvania attorney general election, 2012
Democratic candidate:
Republican candidate:
Libertarian candidate:
| Attorney General of Pennsylvania General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kathleen Kane |
56.1% | 3,125,557 | |
| Republican | David Freed | 41.6% | 2,313,506 | |
| Libertarian | Marakay Rogers | 2.3% | 128,140 | |
| Total Votes | 5,567,203 | |||
| Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State. | ||||
Treasurer
See also: Pennsylvania down ballot state executive elections, 2012
- Democratic candidate:
- Republican candidate:
Constitution candidate:
- Donna Fike(withdrawn)[1]
- Libertarian candidate:
| Pennsylvania Treasurer General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rob McCord Incumbent |
52.5% | 2,872,344 | |
| Republican | Diana Irey Vaughan | 44% | 2,405,654 | |
| Libertarian | Patricia Fryman | 3.5% | 190,406 | |
| Total Votes | 5,468,404 | |||
| Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State. | ||||
Auditor General
See also: Pennsylvania down ballot state executive elections, 2012
- Democratic candidate:
- Republican candidate:
- Constitution candidate:
- Alan Goodrich(withdrawn)[2]
- Libertarian candidate:
| Pennsylvania Auditor General General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Eugene DePasquale |
49.7% | 2,729,565 | |
| Republican | John Maher | 46.4% | 2,548,767 | |
| Libertarian | Betsy Summers | 3.8% | 210,786 | |
| Total Votes | 5,489,118 | |||
| Election Results via Pennsylvania Department of State. | ||||
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Attorney General
See also: Pennsylvania attorney general election, 2012
- April 24 Democratic primary candidates:
- April 24 Republican primary candidates:
Treasurer
See also: Pennsylvania down ballot state executive elections, 2012
- April 24 Democratic primary candidates:
- April 24 Republican primary candidates:
Auditor General
See also: Pennsylvania down ballot state executive elections, 2012
- April 24 Democratic primary candidates:
- April 24 Republican primary candidates:
General Election
Attorney General
| Kane VS. Freed | ||||||||||||||
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| Response | Zata 3 internal poll May 7, 2012 | Public Policy Poll May 17-20, 2012] | PPP poll July 23, 2012 | Average | ||||||||||
| Kathleen Kane (D) | 48% | 42% | {{{Response1Poll4%}}}% | 32.75% | ||||||||||
| David Freed (R) | 27% | 33% | {{{Response2Poll4%}}}% | 23.5% | ||||||||||
| Undecided (n/a for Poll#1) | 0% | 25% | {{{Response3Poll4%}}}% | 12.5% | ||||||||||
| Number polled | 916 | 671 | 758 | 586.25 | ||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-3.24 | +/-3.8% | +/-3.56% | 2.65% | ||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Auditor
| Eugene DePasquale vs. John Maher | ||||||||||||||
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| Response | Public Policy Poll July 21-21, 2012] | Public Policy Poll May 17-20, 2012] | Average | |||||||||||
| Eugene DePasquale (D) | 36% | 35% | 35.5% | |||||||||||
| John Maher (R) | 34% | 34% | 34% | |||||||||||
| Undecided | 31% | 31% | 31% | |||||||||||
| Number polled | 758 | 671 | 714.5 | |||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-3.56 | +/-3.8% | 3.68% | |||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
Treasurer
| Rob McCord vs. Diana Irey-Vaughan | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response | Public Policy Poll July 21-21, 2012] | Public Policy Poll May 17-20, 2012] | Average | |||||||||||
| Rob McCord (D) | 37% | 35% | 36% | |||||||||||
| Diana Irey-Vaughan (R) | 33% | 34% | 33.5% | |||||||||||
| Undecided | 30% | 31% | 30.5% | |||||||||||
| Number polled | 758 | 671 | 714.5 | |||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-3.56 | +/-3.8% | 3.68% | |||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | ||||||||||||||
| Deadline | Event |
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| Mar. 26 | Voter registration for primary election |
| Apr. 24 | Primary election |
| Oct. 9 | Voter registration for general election |
| Nov. 6 | General election |
See also
- Pennsylvania attorney general election, 2012
- Pennsylvania down ballot state executive elections, 2012
- Statewide elections, 2012
- State executive official elections, 2012
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