2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

November 8, 2016

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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Eugene DePasquale, incumbent auditor

Results

Democratic primary results

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

Results

Republican primary results

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

General election

Results

2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

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