2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
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The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2016 was held on November 8, 2016. Democratic Incumbent Rob McCord was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.[1] The Democratic and Republican primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with each candidate running unopposed in their respective primaries.[2] Four candidates would appear on the ballot: Democrat Joe Torsella, Republican Otto Voit, Libertarian James Babb, and Green Party candidate Kristen Combs. Torsella defeated Voit by just over a 6% margin, with Babb and Combs both receiving under 3% of the vote.[3]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Joe Torsella, former chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Education and Obama Administration's representative to the United Nations for budget and management reform[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Torsella | 1,300,295 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,300,295 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Otto Voit III, vice-president of the school board in the Muhlenberg School District in Berks County[5] The Green Party nominated Kristen Combs and the Libertarian Party nominated James Babb.[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Otto W. Voit III | 1,191,619 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,191,619 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Torsella | 2,991,404 | 50.66% | -1.87% | |
| Republican | Otto Voit III | 2,610,811 | 44.21% | +0.22% | |
| Green | Kristin Combs | 170,275 | 2.88% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | James Babb | 132,654 | 2.25% | -1.23% | |
| Total votes | '5,905,144' | '100.0%' | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ^ "Article IV, Sec. 18, Pennsylvania Constitution".
- ^ "Official Pennsylvania Election Returns". 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Official Pennsylvania Election Returns". 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Treasurer Torsella". Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Otto Voit's Biography".
- ^ "What you need to know about the Pa. treasurer candidates". 14 October 2016.
- ^ "PA Election Returns, 2016 Presidential Election". 10 December 2018.