Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2024
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| Filing deadline: February 13, 2024 |
| Primary: April 23, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Michelle Henry (D) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania is holding an election for attorney general on November 5, 2024. The primary is April 23, 2024. The filing deadline is February 13, 2024.
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Candidates and election results
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General election
The primary will occur on April 23, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Keir Bradford-Grey, Eugene DePasquale, Joe Khan, Jared Solomon, and Jack Stollsteimer are running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Katayoun Copeland, Dave Sunday, and Craig Williams are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.
2020
General election
General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent Josh Shapiro defeated Heather Heidelbaugh, Daniel Wassmer, and Richard Weiss in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Shapiro (D) | 50.9 | 3,461,472 |
 | Heather Heidelbaugh (R) | 46.3 | 3,153,831 | |
 | Daniel Wassmer (L) | 1.8 | 120,489 | |
 | Richard Weiss (G) | 1.0 | 70,804 | |
| Total votes: 6,806,596 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Incumbent Josh Shapiro advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Shapiro | 100.0 | 1,429,414 |
| Total votes: 1,429,414 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Heather Heidelbaugh advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Heidelbaugh | 100.0 | 1,055,168 |
| Total votes: 1,055,168 | |||
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2016
The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016.
Josh Shapiro defeated John Rafferty in the Pennsylvania attorney general election.
| Pennsylvania Attorney General, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Josh Shapiro |
51.39% | 3,057,010 | |
| Republican | John Rafferty | 48.61% | 2,891,325 | |
| Total Votes | 5,948,335 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
2012
Then-incumbent Linda Kelly (R) was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Tom Corbett when he was elected governor in 2010. In keeping with the custom of Pennsylvania statewide appointees, Kelly agreed upon her state senate confirmation not to run for attorney general in the 2012 election. On November 6, 2012, Kathleen Kane (D) defeated David Freed (R) and Marakay Rogers (L) in the general election. Kane was the first woman and first Democrat to be elected attorney general since it became an elected office in 1980.
| Attorney General of Pennsylvania General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Kane |
56.1% | 3,125,557 | |
| Republican | David Freed | 41.6% | 2,313,506 | |
| Libertarian | Marakay Rogers | 2.3% | 128,140 | |
| Total Votes | 5,567,203 | |||
| Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
See also
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