2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

6 November 2012 American event

2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

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Nominee Eugene DePasquale John Maher
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,729,565 2,548,767
Percentage 49.73% 46.43%

County results
Congressional district results
DePasquale:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Maher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Auditor General before election

Jack Wagner
Democratic

Elected Auditor General

Eugene DePasquale
Democratic

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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.

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.

2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene DePasquale 2,729,565 49.73
Republican John Maher 2,548,767 46.43
Libertarian Betsy Elizabeth Summers 210,876 3.84
Total votes 5,489,208 100.00
Margin of victory 180,798 3.30
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "2012 General Primary - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "2012 General Election - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.