2020 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
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The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2020 took place on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020.[1] Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Joe Torsella was running for a second term against Republican Stacy Garrity.
On November 10, 2020, a week following election day, Torsella conceded to Garrity as she led him with 48.9% of the vote. Garrity's victory was an upset, with Torsella having a sizable fundraising advantage and consistently leading in polling throughout the campaign.[2]
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Joe Torsella, incumbent Pennsylvania Treasurer[3]
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- U.S. Presidents
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[4]
- Political parties
- Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 1,365,298 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,365,298 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Declared[]
- Stacy Garrity, businesswoman and U.S. military veteran[6]
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stacy Garrity | 1,036,895 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,036,895 | 100.0 | ||
General election[]
Candidates[]
- Joe Torsella, Democratic (incumbent)
- Stacy Garrity, Republican
- Timothy Runkle, Green
- Joseph Soloski, Libertarian
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Joe Torsella (D) |
Stacy Garrity (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth University | September 28 – October 4, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 47% | 41% | 2%[b] | 10% |
| 500 (LV) | 47%[c] | 42% | – | – | |||
| 47%[d] | 43% | – | – | ||||
| CPEC | September 15–17 | 830 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 24% | 16% | 1% | 58% |
| Monmouth University | August 28–31, 2020 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 40% | 3%[e] | 14% |
| 400 (LV) | 46%[f] | 41% | 1% | 12% | |||
| 45%[g] | 42% | 0% | 12% |
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stacy Garrity | 3,291,877 | 48.68% | +4.47% | |
| Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 3,239,331 | 47.91% | -2.75% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Soloski | 148,614 | 2.20% | -0.05% | |
| Green | Timothy Runkle | 81,984 | 1.21% | -1.67% | |
| Total votes | 6,761,806 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
See also[]
- 2020 Pennsylvania elections
- Elections in Pennsylvania
Notes[]
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ "No one" and Soloski (L) with 1%; "Other candidate" and Runkle (G) with 0%
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring high turnout
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring low turnout
- ^ "No one" with 2%; Soloski (L) with 1%; Runkle (G) with 0%
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
References[]
- ^ Levy, Marc; Scolforo, Mark (March 25, 2020). "Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election". AP NEWS. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Seidman, Andrew; Brennan, Chris (November 10, 2020). "Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella has lost his reelection bid, in a big upset by Republican Stacy Garrity". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Treasurer Torsella". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Obama, Barack (August 3, 2020). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium.
- ^ a b Boockvar, Kathy. "Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results | State Treasurer". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Gerow, Charlie (May 24, 2020). "An introduction to the GOP candidates for statewide offices as primary day approaches | Charlie Gerow". Penn Live.
- ^ "2020 Presidential Election - Statewide". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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