2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

Summary

The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2016 was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Tim Reese was eligible to run, but decided not to.[1] The Democratic and Republican primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with each candidate running unopposed in their respective primaries.[2] Four candidates would appear on the ballot: Democrat Joe Torsella, Republican Otto Voit, Libertarian James Babb, and Green Party candidate Kristen Combs. Torsella defeated Voit by a 6.45% margin, with Babb and Combs both receiving under 3% of the vote.[3]

2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

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Nominee Joe Torsella Otto Voit III
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,991,404 2,610,811
Percentage 50.7% 44.2%

Torsella:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Voit:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Treasurer before election

Tim Reese
Independent

Elected Treasurer

Joe Torsella
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Torsella 1,300,295 100.0%
Total votes 1,300,295 100.0%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Otto W. Voit III 1,191,619 100.0%
Total votes 1,191,619 100.0%

General election edit

Results edit

2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Torsella 2,991,404 50.66% -1.87%
Republican Otto Voit III 2,610,811 44.21% +0.22%
Green Kristin Combs 170,275 2.88% N/A
Libertarian James Babb 132,654 2.25% -1.23%
Total votes 5,905,144 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

References edit

  1. ^ "Article IV, Sec. 18, Pennsylvania Constitution".
  2. ^ "Official Pennsylvania Election Returns". April 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Official Pennsylvania Election Returns". November 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Field, Nick (January 29, 2015). "Torsella Raises $1 Million for Treasurer Bid". Politics PA.
  5. ^ a b "2016 Presidential Primary - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  6. ^ "Otto Voit's Biography".
  7. ^ "2016 Presidential Election - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State.