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The 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Republican York County district attorney Dave Sunday defeated former auditor general Eugene DePasquale in the general election, becoming the first Republican attorney general since Tom Corbett.[1] This was the only attorney general seat to change parties in 2024.
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County results Sunday: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% DePasquale: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who was re-elected in 2020, would have been ineligible to seek a third term in 2024 due to term limits. He instead ran successfully for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022.[2][3]
In accordance with Article IV, Section 8, of the Pennsylvania Constitution, upon taking office as governor, Shapiro was permitted to nominate his successor as attorney general, who will serve the remaining two years of the term after being confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate.[4][5][6] By tradition, an appointed attorney general agrees not to run for the post in the next election.[7] In the interim between Shapiro's resignation to become governor and the appointee's installation, first deputy attorney general Michelle Henry, a Democrat, served as acting attorney general.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 371,911 | 35.40% | |
Democratic | Jack Stollsteimer | 212,413 | 20.22% | |
Democratic | Joe Khan | 167,895 | 15.98% | |
Democratic | Keir Bradford-Grey | 160,369 | 15.27% | |
Democratic | Jared Solomon | 137,920 | 13.13% | |
Total votes | 1,050,508 | 100.00% |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||
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P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | |||||||||
Sunday | Williams | ||||||||
1[42] | March 14, 2024 | WHTM abc27 | Dennis Owens | abc27 | P | P | |||
2[43] | April 6, 2024 | Pennsylvania Leadership Conference | Alex Harper | P | P |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Sunday | 620,515 | 70.36% | |
Republican | Craig Williams | 261,419 | 29.64% | |
Total votes | 881,934 | 100.00% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[48][49] | Tossup | July 25, 2024 |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Forward |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn |
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DePasquale | Sunday | Settle | |||||
1 | Oct. 3, 2024 | WGAL-TV | Brian Roche | WGAL | P | P | N |
2[44] | Oct. 15, 2024 | ABC27 | I | I | N | ||
3[50] | Oct. 23, 2024 | Spotlight PA | I | I | I |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[d] |
Margin of error |
Eugene DePasquale (D) |
Dave Sunday (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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ActiVote[51] | October 4–25, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 49% | – | – |
ActiVote[52] | September 6 – October 7, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 50% | 50% | – | – |
Fabrizio Ward (R)/ Impact Research (D)[53][A] |
September 17–24, 2024 | 1,398 (LV) | – | 47% | 44% | – | 9% |
ActiVote[54] | July 26 – August 23, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 53% | 47% | – | – |
Commonwealth Foundation[55] | June 14–19, 2024 | 800 (RV) | ± 3.46% | 43% | 39% | 4% | 13% |
Fabrizio Ward (R)/ Impact Research (D)[56][A] |
April 24–30, 2024 | 1,398 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 44% | 1% | 12% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dave Sunday | 3,496,679 | 50.81% | +4.48 | |
Democratic | Eugene DePasquale | 3,179,376 | 46.20% | −4.65 | |
Libertarian | Rob Cowburn | 88,835 | 1.29% | −0.48 | |
Green | Richard Weiss | 68,046 | 0.99% | −0.05 | |
Constitution | Justin Magill | 31,282 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Forward | Eric Settle | 18,151 | 0.26% | N/A | |
Total votes | 6,882,369 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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