2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
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The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24, 2012.[1][2]
Candidates[]
John Maher, State Representative for the 40th district defeated Frank Pinto, a former banking lobbyist, in the Republican primary. Eugene DePasquale, State Representative for the 95th district, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[1] Betsy Elizabeth Summers was the Libertarian candidate.[2]
Results[]
On November 6, 2012, Eugene DePasquale defeated John Maher to be elected Auditor General of Pennsylvania.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 2,729,565 | 49.73 | ||
Republican | John Maher | 2,548,767 | 46.43 | ||
Libertarian | Betsy Elizabeth Summers | 210,876 | 3.84 | ||
Majority | 180,798 | 3.30 | |||
Turnout | 5,489,208 | ||||
Democratic hold |
References[]
- ^ a b "2012 General Primary - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "2012 General Election - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
Categories:
- 2012 Pennsylvania elections
- Pennsylvania Auditor General elections
- November 2012 events in the United States
- 2012 United States state auditor elections