2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

The 2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Pennsylvania auditor general. Incumbent one-term Republican auditor general Timothy DeFoor ran for reelection.^[1] The Associated Press called the election for DeFoor at 3:18am on November 6.^[2]

2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →

Nominee Timothy DeFoor Malcolm Kenyatta Party Republican Democratic

County results

Auditor General before election Timothy DeFoor Republican Elected Auditor General Timothy DeFoor Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Timothy DeFoor, incumbent auditor general (2021–present)^[1]

Endorsements

Timothy DeFoor

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Republican Party^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy DeFoor (incumbent)	844,742	100.0%
Total votes			844,742	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Malcolm Kenyatta, state representative for the 181st district (2019–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Pinsley, Lehigh County controller^[6]

Withdrawn

• Mark Rozzi, state representative for the 126th district (2013–present) and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (January–February 2023) (endorsed Kenyatta)^[7]

Endorsements

Malcolm Kenyatta

U.S. Representatives

• Matt Cartwright, PA-8 (2013–present)^[8]
• Madeleine Dean, PA-4 (2019–present)^[8]
• Dwight Evans, PA-8 (2016–present)^[8]
• Summer Lee, PA-12 (2023–present)^[8]
• Susan Wild, PA-7 (2018–present)^[8]

State legislators

• Jay Costa, Minority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate (2011–present) from the 43rd district (1996–present)^[8]
• Joanna McClinton, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 191st district (2015–present)^[8]
• Mark Rozzi, state representative for the 126th district (2013–present) and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (January–February 2023)^[7]

Local officials

• Ed Gainey, Mayor of Pittsburgh (2022–present)^[8]
• Paige Cognetti, Mayor of Scranton (2020–present)^[8]

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Democratic Party^[9]
• Working Families Party^[10]

Labor Unions

• AFSCME Council 13^[11]
• American Federation of Teachers^[8]
• Philadelphia Federation of Teachers^[8]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776^[8]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[12]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund^[13]

Results

Democratic primary results by county

  Kenyatta—80-90%

  Kenyatta—70-80%

  Kenyatta—60-70%

  Kenyatta—50-60%

  Tie—50%

  Pinsley—50-60%

  Pinsley—60-70%

  Pinsley—70-80%

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Malcolm Kenyatta	655,687	64.54%
	Democratic	Mark Pinsley	360,182	35.46%
Total votes			1,015,869	100.0%

Third parties

American Solidarity Party

Nominee

• Eric K. Anton^[15]

Constitution Party

Nominee

• Alan Goodrich^[16]

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Reece Smith^[17]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Timothy DeFoor (R)	Malcolm Kenyatta (D)	Other	Undecided
ActiVote	October 4–25, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	52%	48%	–	–
ActiVote	September 6 – October 7, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	52%	48%	–	–
ActiVote	July 26 – August 23, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	52%	–	–
GQR Research (D)[A]	July 26–30, 2024	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	47%	5%[b]	5%
Commonwealth Foundation	June 14–19, 2024	800 (RV)	± 3.5%	41%	43%	5%	11%

Results

2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election (94% counted)^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy DeFoor (incumbent)	3,278,489	51.2%
	Democratic	Malcolm Kenyatta	2,939,446	45.9%
	Libertarian	Reece Smith	111,279	1.7%
	Constitution	Alan (Bob) Goodrich	50,304	0.8%
	American Solidarity	Eric K. Anton	19,172	0.3%
Total votes

See also

• 2024 Pennsylvania elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Libertarian candidate with 5%

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for Kenyatta's campaign

References

1. Ulrich, Steve (November 29, 2023). "Election 2024: DeFoor Launches Reelection Campaign for Auditor General". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
2. "Tim DeFoor wins PA auditor general race". Spotlight PA. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
3. "PA Republican Party issues endorsement for Senate Candidate Dave McCormick". WHP-TV. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
4. "Pennsylvania Elections". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
5. "Kenyatta enters 2024 race for Pennsylvania auditor general". AP News. March 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
6. Ulrich, Steve (December 1, 2023). "Pinsley Joins Auditor General Race". PoliticsPA.
7. "Mark Rozzi dropping out of Pennsylvania Auditor General race, endorsing Malcolm Kenyatta". WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
8. Ulrich, Steve (March 9, 2023). "Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta Announces Run For Auditor General". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
9. Prose, J. D. (December 16, 2023). "Pa. Democrats make 2024 endorsements, but attorney general's race remains open". The Patriot-News. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
10. "Our Candidates". Working Families Party. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
11. Kauffman, William (February 28, 2024). "PRESS RELEASE: AFSCME members endorse candidates for US Senate, PA row offices". Retrieved April 3, 2024.
12. "Human Rights Campaign PAC, Planned Parenthood PA PAC Announce Joint Endorsement of Malcolm Kenyatta for Auditor General". Human Rights Campaign. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
13. LeDonne, Sarah. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 23 More Candidates for 2023 and 2024". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
14. "Pennsylvania Elections". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
15. "Candidate Information - ANTON, ERIC K". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
16. Ulrich, Steve (August 2, 2024). "Third-Party Candidates Submit Signatures for PA General Election Ballot". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
17. "Libertarian Party candidates to attend debate viewing". Butler Eagle. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
18. Ballesteros, Stephanie (November 6, 2024). "Pennsylvania election results and maps show live vote count for 2024 races - CBS Philadelphia". CBS. Retrieved November 6, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Timothy DeFoor (R) for Auditor General
• Malcolm Kenyatta (D) for Auditor General
• Reece Smith (L) for Auditor General