2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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

Kane became the first Democrat and the first woman to be elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania. She later resigned in 2016 due to an e-mail scandal, and Solicitor General Bruce Castor became acting Attorney General.[3][4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Republican primary results[9]
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[9]
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[15]
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

By congressional district

Kane won 13 of the 18 congressional districts, including eight that elected Republicans.[16]

District Kane Freed Representative
1st 83% 16% Bob Brady
2nd 90% 9% Chaka Fattah
3rd 48% 49% Mike Kelly
4th 45% 52% Jason Altmire
Scott Perry
5th 47.8% 48.4% Glenn Thompson
6th 50% 47% Jim Gerlach
7th 50% 49% Pat Meehan
8th 51% 47% Mike Fitzpatrick
9th 46% 51% Bill Shuster
10th 45% 53% Tom Marino
11th 50% 48% Lou Barletta
12th 50% 47% Mark Critz
Keith Rothfus
13th 68% 31% Allyson Schwartz
14th 72% 25% Mike Doyle
15th 52% 46% Charlie Dent
16th 49.0% 48.7% Joe Pitts
17th 62% 36% Tim Holden
Matt Cartwright
18th 49% 48% Tim Murphy

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. ↑ "Attorney General Kathleen Kane: Charges Tied To Porn Emails". CBS News. August 12, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane To Step Down After Perjury Conviction". NPR. August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Cumberland County District Attorney David Freed runs alone for Republican attorney general nod". The Patriot-News. January 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Website: Sen. Rafferty to run for state Attorney General". The Mercury. August 31, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Without Corbett's Endorsement, John Rafferty Ends Run For Attorney General". CBS News Philadelphia. January 12, 2012.
  8. ↑ McLane, Lauren (December 6, 2011). "DA David Freed announces run for state attorney general". The Sentinel.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. 1 2 "2012 General Primary - Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  10. ↑ Snyder, Sy (March 29, 2011). "PoliticsPA Exclusive: Kathleen Granahan Kane to Announce AG Candidacy on Wednesday". Politics PA.
  11. ↑ Toeplitz, Shira (April 20, 2011). "Patrick Murphy to Run for Pennsylvania AG". Roll Call.
  12. ↑ Gibson, Keegan (September 27, 2011). "McCaffery Announces for AG". Politics PA.
  13. ↑ Campisi, Jon (January 26, 2012). "Attorney Dan McCaffery ends race for Pa. Attorney General". Pennsylvania Record.
  14. ↑ "Former Philadelphia DA Lynne Abraham Won't Run For Penna. Attorney-General". CBS News Philadelphia. October 7, 2011.
  15. ↑ "2012 General Election - Official Returns". Pennsylvania Department of State.
  16. ↑ "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts". Daily Kos. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
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