2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

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Nominee Eugene DePasquale John Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,958,818 2,667,318 Percentage 50.0% 45.1%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results DePasquale:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Brown:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:      40–50%     50%     No votes

Auditor General before election Eugene DePasquale Democratic Elected Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Democratic

The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2016 was held on November 8, 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Eugene DePasquale, incumbent auditor ^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			1,307,226	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Brown, Northampton County executive and former mayor of Bangor ^[4]

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Brown	Unopposed
Total votes			1,203,209	100.0%

General election

Results

2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale (incumbent)	2,958,818	50.01%	+0.28%
	Republican	John Brown	2,667,318	45.08%	−1.35%
	Green	John Sweeney	158,942	2.69%	N/A
	Libertarian	Roy Minet	131,853	2.23%	−1.61%
Total votes			5,916,931	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Pennsylvania Auditor General Results: Eugene DePasquale Wins". The New York Times. The New York Times. August 1, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
2. Esack, Steve (October 28, 2016). "Pennsylvania auditor general faces challenge from Northampton County exec, 2 others". The Morning Call .
3. "2016 Presidential Primary - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State.
4. Bresswein, Kurt (February 16, 2016). "Northampton County Executive John Brown running for auditor general in 2016". The Express-Times .
5. "2016 Presidential Election - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State.