| Election Name: | 2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Josh Shapiro 2022 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Josh Shapiro |
| Party1: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,461,472 |
| Percentage1: | 50.9% |
| Nominee2: | Heather Heidelbaugh |
| Party2: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,153,831 |
| Percentage2: | 46.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Josh Shapiro |
| Before Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Josh Shapiro |
| After Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2020 was held on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States including Pennsylvania, the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020.[1] Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro defeated Republican Heather Heidelbaugh to win a second term.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Josh Shapiro (D) | Heather Heidelbaugh (R) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civiqs/Daily Kos[5] | October 23–26, 2020 | 1,145 (LV) | ± % | 52% | 41% | 5% | 3% | |
| Monmouth University[6] | September 28 – October 4, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 53% | 38% | 1% | 7% | |
| 500 (LV) | 54% | 39% | – | – | ||||
| 53% | 40% | – | – | |||||
| Trafalgar Group (R)[7] | September 23, 2020 | 1,023 (LV) | ± 2.98% | 47% | 43% | 5% | 5% | |
| CPEC[8] | September 15–17, 2020 | 830 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 41% | 21% | 1% | 37% | |
| Monmouth University[9] | August 28–31, 2020 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 41% | 2% | 7% | |
| 400 (LV) | 52% | 41% | 1% | 6% | ||||
| 51% | 42% | 1% | 6% |
Shapiro won 10 of 18 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[10]
| District | Shapiro | Heidelbaugh | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 46% | Brian Fitzpatrick | |||
| 2nd | 71% | 26% | Brendan Boyle | |||
| 3rd | 89% | 8% | Dwight Evans | |||
| 4th | 61% | 36% | Madeleine Dean | |||
| 5th | 63% | 35% | ||||
| 6th | 54% | 43% | Chrissy Houlahan | |||
| 7th | 52% | 45% | Susan Wild | |||
| 8th | 52% | 46% | Matt Cartwright | |||
| 9th | 37% | 60% | Dan Meuser | |||
| 10th | 47% | 50% | Scott Perry | |||
| 11th | 37% | 60% | Lloyd Smucker | |||
| 12th | 32% | 65% | Fred Keller | |||
| 13th | 28% | 69% | John Joyce | |||
| 14th | 42% | 56% | Guy Reschenthaler | |||
| 15th | 31% | 66% | Glenn Thompson | |||
| 16th | 43% | 54% | Mike Kelly | |||
| 17th | 54% | 43% | Conor Lamb | |||
| 18th | 67% | 30% | Mike Doyle |
Official campaign websites