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Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
- Primary date: June 2
- Primary type: Closed
- Registration deadline(s): May 18
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: N/A
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 2 (return)[2]
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: February 18, 2020 |
| Primary: June 2, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent(s): Josh Shapiro (D) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Pennsylvania |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 2, 2020, in Pennsylvania to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 3, 2020.
Incumbent Josh Shapiro advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania.
This page focuses on Pennsylvania's Democratic Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Pennsylvania's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
- Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Pennsylvania modified its primary election process as follows:
- Election postponements: The primary election was postponed from April 28 to June 2.
- Voting procedures: The absentee ballot receipt deadline for the primary election was extended to 5:00 p.m. on June 9 (with a postmark deadline of June 2) in Allegheny, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Shapiro | 100.0 | 1,429,414 |
| Total votes: 1,429,414 | |||
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State profile
| Demographic data for Pennsylvania | ||
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| Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 12,791,904 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 44,743 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 81.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,599 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in Pennsylvania, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[3]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Pennsylvania had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: In Allegheny, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, the absentee ballot deadlines were: June 2, 2020 (postmarked) and June 9, 2020 (received).
- ↑ Note: In Allegheny, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, the absentee ballot deadlines were: June 2, 2020 (postmarked) and June 9, 2020 (received).
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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