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2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election |
| country | Pennsylvania |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2008 Pennsylvania Auditor General election |
| previous_year | 2008 |
| next_election | 2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election |
| next_year | 2016 |
| election_date | November 6, 2012 |
| image1 | File:Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, July 12 2017 (cropped) (cropped).jpg |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | **Eugene DePasquale** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **2,729,565** |
| percentage1 | **49.73%** |
| image2 | File:Pennsylvania state legislator John Maher (2006).jpg |
| nominee2 | John Maher |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 2,548,767 |
| percentage2 | 46.43% |
| map_image | |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | **DePasquale**: |
| **Maher**: | |
| title | Auditor General |
| before_election | Jack Wagner |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Eugene DePasquale |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Maher:
The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24, 2012.
Candidates
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. Betsy Elizabeth Summers was the Libertarian candidate.
Results
On November 6, 2012, Eugene DePasquale defeated John Maher to be elected Auditor General of Pennsylvania.
By congressional district
Despite losing the state, Maher won 13 of the 18 congressional districts.
| District | DePasquale | Maher | Representative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **80%** | 18% | Bob Brady | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **89%** | 10% | Chaka Fattah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41% | **54%** | Mike Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41% | **55%** | Jason Altmire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Perry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38% | **56%** | Glenn Thompson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43% | **53%** | Jim Gerlach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43% | **54%** | Pat Meehan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46% | **51%** | Mike Fitzpatrick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37% | **58%** | Bill Shuster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35% | **59%** | Tom Marino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42% | **52%** | Lou Barletta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43% | **53%** | Mark Critz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Rothfus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **64%** | 35% | Allyson Schwartz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **68%** | 28% | Mike Doyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45% | **52%** | Charlie Dent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41% | **54%** | Joe Pitts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **53%** | 42% | Tim Holden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Cartwright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42% | **54%** | Tim Murphy |
References
References
- "2012 General Primary - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State.
- "2012 General Election - Auditor General". Pennsylvania Department of State.
- "Pennsylvania 2012 auditor-by-cd".
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