2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
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Nominee Eugene DePasquale David Sunday
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Attorney General

Michelle Henry
Democratic



The 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Contents

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. [1] [2]

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. [3] [4] [5] By tradition, an appointed attorney general agrees not to run for the post in the next election. [6] 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. [6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Keir Bradford-Grey
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Political parties
Eugene DePasquale
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Labor unions
Newspapers
Party Chapters
Joe Khan
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Party chapters
Jared Solomon
State legislators
Organizations
Labor unions
Jack Stollsteimer
Labor unions
Party chapters
Declined to endorse
Political parties

Debates and forums

No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee W  Withdrawn
Bradford-GreyDePasqualeKhanSolomonStollsteimer
1 [27] March 12, 2024 WHTM abc27 Dennis Owens WTAJ PPPPP

Results

2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic primary results DePasquale DePasquale--70-80% DePasquale--60-70% DePasquale--50-60% DePasquale--40-50% DePasquale--30-40% DePasquale--20-30% Stollsteimer Stollsteimer--70-80% Stollsteimer--50-60% Stollsteimer--30-40% Stollsteimer--20-30% Khan Khan--60-70% Khan--30-40% Khan--20-30% Bradford-Grey Bradford-Grey--30-40% 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Primary results map by county.svg
2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic primary results
  DePasquale
  •   DePasquale—70-80%
  •   DePasquale—60-70%
  •   DePasquale—50-60%
  •   DePasquale—40-50%
  •   DePasquale—30-40%
  •   DePasquale—20-30%
  Stollsteimer
  •   Stollsteimer—70-80%
  •   Stollsteimer—50-60%
  •   Stollsteimer—30-40%
  •   Stollsteimer—20-30%
  Khan
  •   Khan—60-70%
  •   Khan—30-40%
  •   Khan—20-30%
  Bradford-Grey
  •   Bradford-Grey—30-40%
Democratic primary results [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eugene DePasquale 371,576 35.42
Democratic Jack Stollsteimer212,08620.22
Democratic Joe Khan167,70015.98
Democratic Keir Bradford-Grey160,11315.26
Democratic Jared Solomon 137,65813.12
Total votes1,049,133 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

David Sunday
U.S. Representatives
State officials
State legislators
Organizations
Political parties
Newspapers
Craig Williams
State legislators

Debates and forums

No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee W  Withdrawn
SundayWilliams
1 [41] March 14, 2024 WHTM abc27 Dennis Owens abc27 PP
2 [42] April 6, 2024Pennsylvania Leadership ConferenceAlex HarperPP

Results

2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican primary results Sunday Sunday--90-100% Sunday--80-90% Sunday--70-80% Sunday--60-70% Sunday--50-60% Williams Williams--30-40% 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican Primary results map by county.svg
2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican primary results
  Sunday
  •   Sunday—90-100%
  •   Sunday—80-90%
  •   Sunday—70-80%
  •   Sunday—60-70%
  •   Sunday—50-60%
  Williams
  •   Williams—30-40%
Republican primary results [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Sunday 620,105 70.36
Republican Craig Williams 261,21429.64
Total votes881,319 100.00

Libertarian convention

Nominee

Forward Party

Nominee

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [46] TossupJanuary 31, 2024

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 3] 		Margin
of error		Eugene
DePasquale (D)		David
Sunday (R)		OtherUndecided
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) [upper-alpha 1] April 24–30, 20241,398 (LV)± 3.0%43%44%1%12%

Results

2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eugene DePasquale
Republican David Sunday
Libertarian Rob Cowburn
Forward Eric Settle
Total votes

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Numbered as the 14th district from 2003–2019
  2. ↑ Numbered as the 16th district from 2017–2019
  3. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ↑ Poll commissioned by AARP

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