1992 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

1992 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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Nominee Ernie Preate Joe Kohn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,313,397 2,187,792 Percentage 50.4% 47.6%

Attorney General before election Ernie Preate Republican Elected Attorney General Ernie Preate Republican

The 1992 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1992, in order to elect the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Incumbent attorney general Republican Ernie Preate defeated Democratic nominee Joe Kohn.

General election

On election day, November 3rd, 1992, Republican nominee Ernie Preate won the election by a margin of 142,686 votes against his main opponent, Democratic nominee Joe Kohn. ^[1]

Results

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernie Preate	2,313,397	50.4%
	Democratic	Edward Mezvinsky	2,187,792	47.6%
	Libertarian	John Ewbank	92,988	2.0%
Total votes			4,193,001	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "1992 Election Results for Pennsylvania -- RightDataUSA.com". www.rightdatausa.com. Retrieved 2025-11-20.