2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

Summary

The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24.[1][2]

2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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Nominee Kathleen Kane David Freed
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,125,557 2,313,506
Percentage 56.1% 41.6%

Kane:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Freed:
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Linda L. Kelly
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Kathleen Kane
Democratic

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Withdrew edit

Declined edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David J. Freed 659,077 100.0%
Total votes 659,077 100.0%

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Eliminated in primary edit

Withdrew edit

Declined edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Kane 375,500 52.82%
Democratic Patrick Murphy 335,438 47.18%
Total votes 710,938 100.0%

General election edit

Results edit

2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Kane 3,125,557 56.14% +10.44%
Republican David Freed 2,313,506 41.56% -10.82%
Libertarian Marakay Rogers 128,140 2.30% +0.38%
Total votes 5,567,203 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 General Primary - Attorney General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 General Election - Attorney General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed runs alone for Republican attorney general nod". The Patriot-News. January 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Website: Sen. Rafferty to run for state Attorney General". The Mercury. August 31, 2011.
  5. ^ "Without Corbett's Endorsement, John Rafferty Ends Run For Attorney General". CBS News Philadelphia. January 12, 2012.
  6. ^ McLane, Lauren (December 6, 2011). "DA David Freed announces run for state attorney general". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2012 General Primary - Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  8. ^ Snyder, Sy (March 29, 2011). "PoliticsPA Exclusive: Kathleen Granahan Kane to Announce AG Candidacy on Wednesday". Politics PA.
  9. ^ Toeplitz, Shira (April 20, 2011). "Patrick Murphy to Run for Pennsylvania AG". Roll Call.
  10. ^ Gibson, Keegan (September 27, 2011). "McCaffery Announces for AG". Politics PA.
  11. ^ Campisi, Jon (January 26, 2012). "Attorney Dan McCaffery ends race for Pa. Attorney General". Pennsylvania Record.
  12. ^ "Former Philadelphia DA Lynne Abraham Won't Run For Penna. Attorney-General". CBS News Philadelphia. October 7, 2011.
  13. ^ "2012 General Election - Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State.