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Shapiro: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Rafferty: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Pennsylvania |
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Government |
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]
Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kathleen Kane |
John Morganelli |
Josh Shapiro |
Stephen Zappala |
Other | Undecided |
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Harper Polling | January 22–23, 2016 | 640 (LV) | ± 3.81% | 31% | 9% | 13% | 18% | – | 30% |
– | 12% | 19% | 20% | – | 49% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Rafferty | 819,510 | 63.82% | |
Republican | Joe Peters | 464,491 | 36.18% | |
Total votes | 1,284,001 | 100.0% |
Source | Ranking |
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Governing[24] | Tossup |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |