2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election Pennsylvania presidential no 2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election 2012 2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election 2020 November 8, 2016 File:Comms Broida III (cropped 1).jpg 150x150px Josh Shapiro Democratic Party (United States) 3,057,010 51.39% File:John Rafferty.jpg John Rafferty Jr. Republican Party (United States) 2,891,325 48.61% 260px County results 260px Congressional district results 260px Precinct results 1 250px Shapiro: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Rafferty: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Attorney General Bruce Beemer Pennsylvania Democratic Party Josh Shapiro Pennsylvania Democratic Party 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.Maher Kris Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Charged With Obstruction, Perjury The Wall Street Journal August 6, 2015 https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-attorney-general-kathleen-kane-charged-with-obstruction-perjury-1438876492 August 10, 2015Bacon John Pa. attorney general charged with perjury, obstructing justice USA Today August 6, 2015 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/06/pa-attorney-general-charged-perjury-obstructing-justice/31220377/ August 10, 2015 Democratic nominee and Montgomery County commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%. Democratic primary Candidates Declared John Morganelli, Northampton County district attorney, candidate for Attorney General in 2000 and 2004 and nominee in 2008http://www.mcall.com/news/local/elections/mc-northampton-da-morganelli-to-run-for-ag-20151215-story.html John Morganelli says he'll run for Pennsylvania attorney general The Morning Call December 15, 2015 January 28, 2016 Josh Shapiro, chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors and former state representative (2005–2012)http://www.politicspa.com/breaking-report-shapiro-to-run-for-attorney-general/71860/ BREAKING: Report: Shapiro to Run for Attorney General PoliticsPA Field Nick January 11, 2016 January 28, 2016 Stephen Zappala, Allegheny County district attorneyhttp://www.politicspa.com/zappala-kicks-off-ag-campaign/71426/ Zappala Kicks Off AG Campaign PoliticsPA Field Nick December 16, 2015 January 28, 2016 Withdrawn David Fawcett, former Allegheny County councilmanhttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2015/11/19/Pittsburgh-attorney-David-Fawcett-to-run-for-Pennsylvania-attorney-general/stories/201511190185 Pittsburgh attorney David Fawcett to run for state attorney general Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Potter Chris November 19, 2015 January 28, 2016http://www.politicspa.com/fawcett-drops-out-of-ag-race/72036/ Fawcett Drops Out of AG Race PoliticsPA Field Nick January 19, 2016 January 28, 2016 Kathleen Kane, incumbent attorney generalhttp://www.politicspa.com/kane-now-says-shell-run-for-re-election/71827/ Kane Now Says She'll Run for Re-Election PoliticsPA Field Nick January 9, 2016 January 28, 2016http://www.politicspa.com/breaking-kane-announces-she-wont-run-for-re-election/72783/ BREAKING: Kane Announces She Won't Run for Re-Election PoliticsPA Field Nick February 16, 2016 February 16, 2016 Jack Stollsteimer, former Delaware County assistant district attorney and former assistant United States attorneyhttp://www.politicspa.com/stollsteimer-to-run-for-ag/68397/ Stollsteimer to Run for AG PoliticsPA Addy Jason August 13, 2015 January 28, 2016http://www.politicspa.com/breaking-stollsteimer-drops-out-endorses-shapiro/72071/ BREAKING: Stollsteimer Drops Out, Endorses Shapiro PoliticsPA Field Nick January 20, 2016 January 28, 2016 Endorsements John Morganelli 60em Individuals Jean Engler, Carbon County district attorneyhttp://www.politicspa.com/morganelli-gains-support-of-3-prosecutors/72053/ Morganelli Gains Support of 3 Prosecutors PoliticsPA Calabrese Chris January 20, 2016 January 28, 2016 Anthony Rosini, former Northumberland County district attorney Cal Shields, former Schuylkill County district attorney Josh Shapiro 60em Presidents Barack Obama, 44th president of the United StatesWho’s supporting who? The Pa. endorsements you need to know about before Tuesday U.S. senators Bob Casey, Jr., United States senator from Pennsylvania Former assistant U.S. attorneys Jack Stollsteimer, former Delaware County assistant district attorney, former assistant United States attorney and former 2016 attorney general candidate Governors Ed Rendell, 45th governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf, 47th and current governor of Pennsylvania State executive officials Eugene DePasquale, Auditor General of Pennsylvania State legislators Leslie Acosta, state representative Donna Bullock, state representative Tina Davis, state representative Art Haywood, state senator Vincent Hughes, state senator and former state representative Stephen Kinsey, state representative Leanne Krueger-Braneky, state representative Daylin Leach, state senator and former state representative Joanna E. McClinton, state representative Mayors and other municipal leaders Kim Bracey, Mayor of Yorkhttp://www.politicspa.com/three-mayors-endorse-shapiro-for-ag/72185/ Three Mayors Endorse Shapiro for AG PoliticsPA Field Nick January 25, 2016 January 28, 2016 Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Darrell L. Clarke, Philadelphia City Council presidenthttp://www.politicspa.com/clarke-endorses-shapiro-for-ag/71935/ Clarke Endorses Shapiro for AG PoliticsPA Field Nick January 14, 2016 January 28, 2016 Rick Gray, Mayor of Lancaster Derek Green, Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Greenlee, Philadelphia City Councilman Helen Gym, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Kenyatta Johnson, Philadelphia City Councilman and former state representative Eric Papenfuse, Mayor of Harrisburg Cherelle Parker, Philadelphia City Councilman and former state representative Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Marian Tasco, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Jewell Williams, Philadelphia Sheriff Labor unions AFSCME 13 Laborers District Council PASNAP Plumbers Local 690 PSEA UFCW Local 1776 Organizations Chester County Democratic Committee Delaware County Democratic Committee Democracy for America Equality Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 League of Conservation Voters Liberty City Democratic Club Liberty City LGBT Democratic Clubhttp://www.libertycity.org/committees/endorsements/past-endorsed-candidates Official Endorsements Libertycity.org 2016-04-02 Montgomery County Democratic Committee Planned Parenthood PA PAC Newspapers The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Tribune Stephen Zappala 60em Individuals Mike Stack, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvaniahttp://www.politicspa.com/stack-endorses-zappala-for-ag/72753/ Stack Endorses Zappala for AG PoliticsPA Field Nick February 16, 2016 February 16, 2016 Organizations Western Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Associationhttp://www.politicspa.com/zappala-wins-support-of-western-pa-police/72279/ Zappala Wins Support of Western PA Police PoliticsPA Field Nick January 28, 2016 January 28, 2016 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear Marginof error KathleenKane JohnMorganelli JoshShapiro StephenZappala Other UndecidedHarper PollingHarper Polling January 22–23, 2016 640 (LV) ± 3.81% 31% 9% 13% 18% – 30% – 12% 19% 20% – 49% Results 260px|right|thumb|2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic primary results #002b84 Shapiro—80-90% #1666cb Shapiro—60-70% #4389e3 Shapiro—50-60% #86b6f2 Shapiro—40-50% #b9d7ff Shapiro—30-40% #e27f90 Zappala—40-50% #cc2f4a Zappala—50-60% #d40000 Zappala—60-70% #aa0000 Zappala—70-80% LightYellow Morganelli—30-40% Moccasin Morganelli—40-50% Yellow Morganelli—60-70% Gold Morganelli—70-80% Democratic primary results2016 Presidential Primary - Official Results https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=54&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0 Pennsylvania Department of State Josh Shapiro Pennsylvania Democratic Party 725,168 47.03% Stephen Zappala Pennsylvania Democratic Party 566,501 36.74% John Morganelli Pennsylvania Democratic Party 250,097 16.22% 1,541,766 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Declared Joe Peters, former federal and state prosecutor and nominee for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2004http://triblive.com/politics/politicalheadlines/9920266-74/county-attorney-state 2nd Republican seeks nomination in state attorney general race Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Aupperlee Aaron February 4, 2016 February 16, 2016 John Rafferty, state senatorhttp://www.politicspa.com/rafferty-announces-attorney-general-campaign/67057/ Rafferty Announces Attorney General Campaign PoliticsPA Addy Jason June 17, 2015 January 14, 2016 Withdrawn Todd Stephens, state representativehttp://www.politicspa.com/breaking-stephens-drops-out-of-ag-race/71498/ BREAKING: Stephens Drops Out of AG Race PoliticsPA Field Nick December 19, 2015 January 14, 2016 Declined Heather Heidelbaugh, former Allegheny County councilwomanhttp://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7548578-74/council-heidelbaugh-county Heidelbaugh says one term is enough on Allegheny County Council Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Aupperlee Aaron January 12, 2015 January 28, 2016 Results 260px|right|thumb|2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican primary results #aa0000 Rafferty—80-90% #d40000 Rafferty—70-80% #cc2f4a Rafferty—60-70% #e27f90 Rafferty—50-60% #86b6f2 Peters—50-60% #1666cb Peters—70-80% #0645b4 Peters—80-90% Republican primary results John Rafferty Pennsylvania Republican Party 819,510 63.82% Joe Peters Pennsylvania Republican Party 464,491 36.18% 1,284,001 100.0% General election Predictions Source Ranking Governinghttp://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-2016-state-attorney-general-races.html 4 States Have Competitive Attorney General Races in 2016 governing.com 2016-03-14 2016-04-27Tossup Results 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election2016 Presidential Election - Official Results https://electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=54&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 Pennsylvania Department of State Josh Shapiro Pennsylvania Democratic Party 3,057,010 51.39% -4.75% John Rafferty Pennsylvania Republican Party 2,891,325 48.61% +7.05% 5,948,335 100.0% N/A Pennsylvania Democratic Party Notes References External links Official campaign websites Dave Fawcett for Attorney General Joe Peters for Attorney General John Rafferty for Attorney General Josh Shapiro for Attorney General Todd Stephens for Attorney General Jack Stollsteimer for Attorney General Stephen Zappala for Attorney General Attorney General Category:Pennsylvania Attorney General elections Pennsylvania Category:Josh Shapiro