2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

November 6, 2012
 
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

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Declined

Results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Results

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

Results

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

  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. 1 2 "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.
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