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The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24, 2012.
John Maher, State Representative for the 40th district defeated Frank Pinto, a former banking lobbyist, in the Republican primary. Eugene DePasquale, State Representative for the 95th district, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. [1] Betsy Elizabeth Summers was the Libertarian candidate. [2]
On November 6, 2012, Eugene DePasquale defeated John Maher to be elected Auditor General of Pennsylvania.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 2,729,565 | 49.73 | |
| Republican | John Maher | 2,548,767 | 46.43 | |
| Libertarian | Betsy Elizabeth Summers | 210,876 | 3.84 | |
| Total votes | 5,489,208 | 100.00 | ||
| Margin of victory | 180,798 | 3.30 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Despite losing the state, Maher won 13 of the 18 congressional districts. [3]
| District | DePasquale | Maher | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 80% | 18% | Bob Brady |
| 2nd | 89% | 10% | Chaka Fattah |
| 3rd | 41% | 54% | Mike Kelly |
| 4th | 41% | 55% | Jason Altmire |
| Scott Perry | |||
| 5th | 38% | 56% | Glenn Thompson |
| 6th | 43% | 53% | Jim Gerlach |
| 7th | 43% | 54% | Pat Meehan |
| 8th | 46% | 51% | Mike Fitzpatrick |
| 9th | 37% | 58% | Bill Shuster |
| 10th | 35% | 59% | Tom Marino |
| 11th | 42% | 52% | Lou Barletta |
| 12th | 43% | 53% | Mark Critz |
| Keith Rothfus | |||
| 13th | 64% | 35% | Allyson Schwartz |
| 14th | 68% | 28% | Mike Doyle |
| 15th | 45% | 52% | Charlie Dent |
| 16th | 41% | 54% | Joe Pitts |
| 17th | 53% | 42% | Tim Holden |
| Matt Cartwright | |||
| 18th | 42% | 54% | Tim Murphy |
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