1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
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 1992November 5, 1996 2000  
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Nominee Mike Fisher Joe Kohn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,083,8502,016,026
Percentage49.70%48.08%

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Fisher:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%Kohn:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Attorney General before election

Tom Corbett
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Mike Fisher
Republican

The 1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 5, 1996, in order to elect the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Republican nominee and member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 37th district Mike Fisher defeated Democratic nominee Joe Kohn and Libertarian nominee Timothy William Collins.

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General election

On election day, 5 November 1996, Republican nominee Mike Fisher won the election by a margin of 67,824 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Joe Kohn, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Fisher was sworn in as the 43rd attorney general of Pennsylvania on 21 January 1997. [1]

Results

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Fisher 2,083,850 49.70%
Democratic Joe Kohn2,016,02648.08%
Libertarian Timothy William Collins93,1252.22%
Total votes4,193,001 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. "PA Attorney General". ourcampaigns.com. September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2024.