2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election, but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy.[1][2]

2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Josh Shapiro John Rafferty Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,057,010 2,891,325
Percentage 51.4% 48.6%

Shapiro:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Rafferty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

Attorney General before election

Bruce Beemer
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Josh Shapiro
Democratic

Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%.

Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

John Morganelli
Individuals
Josh Shapiro
Presidents
U.S. Senators
Former Assistant U.S. Attorneys
  • Jack Stollsteimer, former Delaware County Assistant District Attorney, former Assistant United States Attorney and former 2016 Attorney General candidate[11]
Governors
State executive officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Stephen Zappala
Individuals
Organizations
  • Western Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association[18]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Kathleen
Kane
John
Morganelli
Josh
Shapiro
Stephen
Zappala
Other Undecided
Harper Polling January 22–23, 2016 640 (LV) ± 3.81% 31% 9% 13% 18% 30%
12% 19% 20% 49%

Results

2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic primary results
  Shapiro—80-90%
  Shapiro—60-70%
  Shapiro—50-60%
  Shapiro—40-50%
  Shapiro—30-40%
  Zappala—40-50%
  Zappala—50-60%
  Zappala—60-70%
  Zappala—70-80%
  Morganelli—30-40%
  Morganelli—40-50%
  Morganelli—60-70%
  Morganelli—70-80%
Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Shapiro 725,168 47.03%
Democratic Stephen Zappala 566,501 36.74%
Democratic John Morganelli 250,097 16.22%
Total votes 1,541,766 100.0%

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican primary results
  Rafferty—80-90%
  Rafferty—70-80%
  Rafferty—60-70%
  Rafferty—50-60%
  Peters—50-60%
  Peters—70-80%
  Peters—80-90%
Republican primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rafferty 819,510 63.82%
Republican Joe Peters 464,491 36.18%
Total votes 1,284,001 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking
Governing[24] Tossup

Results

2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Josh Shapiro 3,057,010 51.39% -4.75%
Republican John Rafferty 2,891,325 48.61% +7.05%
Total votes 5,948,335 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

References

  1. Maher, Kris (August 6, 2015). "Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Charged With Obstruction, Perjury". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. Bacon, John (August 6, 2015). "Pa. attorney general charged with perjury, obstructing justice". USA Today. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. "John Morganelli says he'll run for Pennsylvania attorney general". The Morning Call. December 15, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  4. Field, Nick (January 11, 2016). "BREAKING: Report: Shapiro to Run for Attorney General". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  5. Field, Nick (December 16, 2015). "Zappala Kicks Off AG Campaign". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  6. Potter, Chris (November 19, 2015). "Pittsburgh attorney David Fawcett to run for state attorney general". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  7. Field, Nick (January 19, 2016). "Fawcett Drops Out of AG Race". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  8. Field, Nick (January 9, 2016). "Kane Now Says She'll Run for Re-Election". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  9. Field, Nick (February 16, 2016). "BREAKING: Kane Announces She Won't Run for Re-Election". PoliticsPA. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. Addy, Jason (August 13, 2015). "Stollsteimer to Run for AG". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  11. Field, Nick (January 20, 2016). "BREAKING: Stollsteimer Drops Out, Endorses Shapiro". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  12. Calabrese, Chris (January 20, 2016). "Morganelli Gains Support of 3 Prosecutors". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  13. Who’s supporting who? The Pa. endorsements you need to know about before Tuesday
  14. Field, Nick (January 25, 2016). "Three Mayors Endorse Shapiro for AG". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  15. Field, Nick (January 14, 2016). "Clarke Endorses Shapiro for AG". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  16. "Official Endorsements". Libertycity.org. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  17. Field, Nick (February 16, 2016). "Stack Endorses Zappala for AG". PoliticsPA. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  18. Field, Nick (January 28, 2016). "Zappala Wins Support of Western PA Police". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  19. "2016 Presidential Primary - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  20. Aupperlee, Aaron (February 4, 2016). "2nd Republican seeks nomination in state attorney general race". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  21. Addy, Jason (June 17, 2015). "Rafferty Announces Attorney General Campaign". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  22. Field, Nick (December 19, 2015). "BREAKING: Stephens Drops Out of AG Race". PoliticsPA. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  23. Aupperlee, Aaron (January 12, 2015). "Heidelbaugh says one term is enough on Allegheny County Council". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  24. "4 States Have Competitive Attorney General Races in 2016". governing.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  25. "2016 Presidential Election - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
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