2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
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DePasquale: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Maher: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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 | |
Total votes | 5,489,208 | 100.00 | ||
Margin of victory | 180,798 | 3.30 | ||
Democratic hold |
References[edit]
- ^ "2012 General Primary - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 General Election - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.