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The '''[[Pennsylvania Attorney General]] election of 2012''' was held on November 6, 2012. The [[primary election]] was held on April 24.<ref name=primary>{{cite web|title=2012 General Primary - Attorney General|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=45&OfficeID=5|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=results>{{cite web|title=2012 General Election - Attorney General|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=53&OfficeID=5|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>
The '''[[Pennsylvania Attorney General]] election of 2012''' was held on November 6, 2012. The [[primary election]] was held on April 24.<ref name=primary>{{cite web|title=2012 General Primary - Attorney General|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=45&OfficeID=5|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=results>{{cite web|title=2012 General Election - Attorney General|url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=53&OfficeID=5|publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State|access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>


==Republican primary==
==Candidates==
===Candidates===
[[David Freed (attorney)|David Freed]], the [[district attorney]] of [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]], ran unopposed in the Republican primary. [[Kathleen Kane]], a former assistant district attorney in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] faced former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|Patrick Murphy]] in the primary to become the Democratic nominee. Kane was victorious in this race by a margin of 52.8% to 47.2%<ref name=primary/> Marakay Rogers was the Libertarian candidate.<ref name=results/>
====Nominee====
*[[David Freed (attorney)|David Freed]], [[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]] district attorney<ref>{{cite web |title=Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed runs alone for Republican attorney general nod |url=https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2012/01/cumberland_county_district_att_2.html |website=[[The Patriot-News]] |date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>
====Withdrew====
*[[John Rafferty Jr.|John Rafferty]], [[Pennsylvania State Senate|state senator]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Website: Sen. Rafferty to run for state Attorney General |url=https://www.pottsmerc.com/2011/08/31/website-sen-rafferty-to-run-for-state-attorney-general/ |website=[[The Mercury (Pennsylvania)|The Mercury]] |date=August 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Without Corbett's Endorsement, John Rafferty Ends Run For Attorney General |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/without-corbetts-endorsement-john-rafferty-ends-run-for-attorney-general/ |website=CBS News Philadelphia |date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>

===Results===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results<ref name="prim1">{{cite web |title=2012 General Primary - Official Returns |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=27&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0 |website=Pennsylvania Department of State}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = David J. Freed
| party = Pennsylvania Republican Party
| votes = 659,077
| percentage = 63.82%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 659,077
| percentage= 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Democratic primary==
===Candidates===
====Nominee====
*[[Kathleen Kane]], prosecutor, former [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] assistant district attorney<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snyder |first1=Sy |title=PoliticsPA Exclusive: Kathleen Granahan Kane to Announce AG Candidacy on Wednesday |url=https://www.politicspa.com/politicspa-exclusive-kathleen-granahan-kane-to-announce-ag-candidacy-on-wednesday/22897/ |website=Politics PA |date=March 29, 2011}}</ref>
====Eliminated in primary====
*[[Patrick Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|Patrick Murphy]], former U.S. Representative (2007–2011)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toeplitz |first1=Shira |title=Patrick Murphy to Run for Pennsylvania AG |url=https://rollcall.com/2011/04/20/patrick-murphy-to-run-for-pennsylvania-ag/ |website=[[Roll Call]] |date=April 20, 2011}}</ref>
====Withdrew====
*[[Daniel McCaffery|Dan McCaffery]], former [[Philadelphia]] assistant district attorney<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Keegan |title=McCaffery Announces for AG |url=https://www.politicspa.com/mccaffery-announces-for-ag/28152/ |website=Politics PA |date=September 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Campisi |first1=Jon |title=Attorney Dan McCaffery ends race for Pa. Attorney General |url=https://pennrecord.com/stories/510551864-attorney-dan-mccaffery-ends-race-for-pa-attorney-general |website=Pennsylvania Record |date=January 26, 2012}}</ref>

====Declined====
*[[Lynne Abraham]], former [[District Attorney of Philadelphia|Philadelphia district attorney]] (1991–2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Philadelphia DA Lynne Abraham Won't Run For Penna. Attorney-General |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/former-philadelphia-da-lynne-abraham-wont-run-for-penna-attorney-general/ |website=CBS News Philadelphia |date=October 7, 2011}}</ref>
===Results===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results<ref name="prim1"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Kathleen Kane
| party = Pennsylvania Democratic Party
| votes = 375,500
| percentage = 52.82%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Patrick Murphy
| party = Pennsylvania Democratic Party
| votes = 335,438
| percentage = 47.18%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 710,938
| percentage= 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 18:49, 7 December 2023

2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
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Nominee Kathleen Kane David Freed
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,125,557 2,313,506
Percentage 56.14% 41.56%
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

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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

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David J. Freed 659,077 63.82%
Total votes 659,077 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Kane 375,500 52.82%
Democratic Patrick Murphy 335,438 47.18%
Total votes 710,938 100.0%

Results

On November 6, 2012, Kathleen Kane defeated David Freed and Marakay Rogers to be elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania. She was the first Democrat elected to the office ever since it became an elected position in 1980.

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Kane 3,125,557 56.14
Republican David Freed 2,313,506 41.56
Libertarian Marakay Rogers 128,140 2.30
Total votes 5,567,203 100.00
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. ^ a b "2012 General Primary - Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  7. ^ Snyder, Sy (March 29, 2011). "PoliticsPA Exclusive: Kathleen Granahan Kane to Announce AG Candidacy on Wednesday". Politics PA.
  8. ^ Toeplitz, Shira (April 20, 2011). "Patrick Murphy to Run for Pennsylvania AG". Roll Call.
  9. ^ Gibson, Keegan (September 27, 2011). "McCaffery Announces for AG". Politics PA.
  10. ^ Campisi, Jon (January 26, 2012). "Attorney Dan McCaffery ends race for Pa. Attorney General". Pennsylvania Record.
  11. ^ "Former Philadelphia DA Lynne Abraham Won't Run For Penna. Attorney-General". CBS News Philadelphia. October 7, 2011.
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