Election Name: | 2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
Image1: | File:Kathleen Kane AG cropped (1).jpg |
Nominee1: | Kathleen Kane |
Party1: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
Popular Vote1: | 3,125,557 |
Percentage1: | 56.1% |
Nominee2: | David Freed |
Party2: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 2,313,506 |
Percentage2: | 41.6% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Linda L. Kelly |
Before Party: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
After Election: | Kathleen Kane |
After Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24.[1] [2]
Kane won 13 of the 18 congressional districts, including eight that elected Republicans.[12]
District | Kane | Freed | Representative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83% | 16% | Bob Brady | ||||
90% | 9% | Chaka Fattah | ||||
48% | 49% | Mike Kelly | ||||
45% | 52% | Jason Altmire | ||||
Scott Perry | ||||||
47.8% | 48.4% | Glenn Thompson | ||||
50% | 47% | Jim Gerlach | ||||
50% | 49% | Pat Meehan | ||||
51% | 47% | Mike Fitzpatrick | ||||
46% | 51% | Bill Shuster | ||||
45% | 53% | Tom Marino | ||||
50% | 48% | Lou Barletta | ||||
50% | 47% | Mark Critz | ||||
Keith Rothfus | ||||||
68% | 31% | Allyson Schwartz | ||||
72% | 25% | Mike Doyle | ||||
52% | 46% | Charlie Dent | ||||
49.0% | 48.7% | Joe Pitts | ||||
62% | 36% | Tim Holden | ||||
Matt Cartwright | ||||||
49% | 48% | Tim Murphy |