Pennsylvania Auditor election, 2024

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Pennsylvania State Auditor General
Election details
Filing deadline: February 13, 2024
Primary: April 23, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Timothy DeFoor (R)
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Incumbent Timothy DeFoor (R) defeated Malcolm Kenyatta (D) and three other candidates in the general election for Pennsylvania auditor general on November 5, 2024.^[1][2]

Pennsylvania's auditor general is responsible for using audits to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent legally and properly by state government entities.

DeFoor earned an associate degree in paralegal studies from Harrisburg Area Community College, a B.A. in sociology and history from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. in project management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. He served as Dauphin county controller from 2016 to 2021 and worked as an investigator with the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General, a special agent for the attorney general of Pennsylvania, and a fraud investigator and internal auditor for federal contractors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Health Plan. DeFoor was the first Republican to hold the auditor general position since 1997.^[3]

DeFoor ran on his record. On his website, he said, "While my first term has focused on improving and transforming the office, the next four years will be about finishing what we started and ensuring that our work on behalf of the taxpayers is executed to the highest professional auditing standards. I am committed to doing the job of Auditor General in a non-partisan way, something that I do not take lightly."^[4] DeFoor's website said he wanted to "cut wasteful government spending to protect taxpayers and help create a stronger economy that allows businesses to create good paying jobs here in Pennsylvania," and make sure "government is transparent on how it spends and uses taxpayer dollars and making sure the programs created to use them are working."^[4]

Kenyatta earned a bachelor's degree from Temple University and a master's from Drexel University. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing District 181 since 2018 and also ran for re-election in 2024. Previously, Kenyatta worked as a program coordinator at the Graduate Medical Education Department at Hahnemann University Hospital and as the diversity and inclusion engagement coordinator for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.^[5]

Kenyatta ran on his experience in the House, and his campaign website said he wanted to be auditor general "because it's time for the underdog to become the watchdog for Pennsylvania's working families. I want to ask the tough questions, streamline government operations, and build coalitions to fix what's broken. For over half a decade as a State Representative, I've worked to protect the right to vote, choose, and be protected in the job."^[6] As auditor general, Kenyatta said he would restart the annual school compliance audits, create a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections, and ensure transparency on how large hospital nonprofits and long-term care providers use state dollars.^[7][8]

Eric Anton (American Solidarity Party), Alan Goodrich (Constitution Party), and Reece Smith (L) also ran.

In 2020, DeFoor defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.4%.^[9] In 2020, Pennsylvania had four statewide elections. In other races that year, President Joe Biden (D) defeated former President Donald Trump (R) 50% to 48.8% in the race for president, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Heather Heidelbaugh (R) 50.9% to 46.3% in the race for attorney general, and Stacy Garrity (R) defeated Joseph Torsella (D) 48.7% to 47.9% in the race for treasurer. The average margin of victory for Pennsylvania's statewide races that year was 2.4 percentage points. In 2016, Eugene DePasquale (D) defeated John Brown (R) 50% to 45%.

Pennsylvania is one of 48 states with an auditor and one of eight states that held an election for auditor in 2024. Republicans held five of the auditor positions up for election in 2024, and Democrats held three.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Pennsylvania Auditor General

Incumbent Timothy DeFoor defeated Malcolm Kenyatta, Reece Smith, Alan Goodrich, and Eric Anton in the general election for Pennsylvania Auditor General on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy DeFoor (R)	51.3	3,403,396
		Malcolm Kenyatta (D)	45.7	3,031,490
		Reece Smith (L)	1.8	119,775
		Alan Goodrich (Constitution Party)	0.8	54,107
		Eric Anton (American Solidarity Party)	0.3	20,105

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 6,628,873
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General

Malcolm Kenyatta defeated Mark Pinsley in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Malcolm Kenyatta	64.2	655,687
		Mark Pinsley	35.3	360,182
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	5,278

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,021,147
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General

Incumbent Timothy DeFoor advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Auditor General on April 23, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy DeFoor	99.3	844,742
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	5,600

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 850,342
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Voting Information

See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Timothy DeFoor

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

•  Dauphin County Controller (2016-2021) 

Biography:  DeFoor received an associate degree in paralegal studies from Harrisburg Area Community College, a B.A. in sociology and history from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.S. in project management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. He worked as an investigator for the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General, a special agent for the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and a fraud investigator and internal auditor for federal contractors and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health Plan.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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DeFoor ran on his record and experience in both public service and private industries. His campaign website said, "Four years ago, I promised the voters of this Commonwealth that I would do the job and utilize my over 30 years of auditing and fraud investigation experience to improve Pennsylvania. I promised not to weaponize audits but to follow the law. My office has worked diligently every day and delivered on those promises."

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DeFoor's website said he wants to "cut wasteful government spending to protect taxpayers and help create a stronger economy that allows businesses to create good paying jobs here in Pennsylvania," and make sure "government is transparent on how it spends and uses taxpayer dollars and making sure the programs created to use them are working."

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DeFoor said he was, "committed to doing the job of Auditor General in a non-partisan way, something that I do not take lightly. Politicizing the office in any way would be doing a disservice to the taxpayers of this great Commonwealth."

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Sources: Timothy DeFoor 2024 campaign website, "Media," accessed September 12, 2024;Timothy DeFoor 2024 campaign website, "Meet Tim," accessed September 12, 2024; LinkedIn, "Timothy L. DeFoor, M.S." accessed September 12, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2024.

Malcolm Kenyatta

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

• Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 181 (Assumed office 2018)
  

Biography:  Kenyatta earned a bachelor's degree from Temple University and a master's from Drexel University. He previously worked as a program coordinator at the Graduate Medical Education Department at Hahnemann University Hospital and as the diversity and inclusion engagement coordinator for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Kenyatta's campaign website said he would, "rebuild the Bureau of School Audits, restart the annual compliance audits that the current Auditor General ended, and demand accountability from all our schools—including cyber charters."

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Kenyatta's website said he would work to create a Bureau of Labor and Worker Protections to "crack down on wage theft, employee misclassification, and union busting."

 

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Kenyatta's campaign website said he would focus on making communities healthier and safer by ensuring transparency on how large hospital nonprofits and long-term care providers use state dollars and analyzing the state's approach to community safety and gun violence reduction.

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Sources: Malcolm Kenyatta 2024 campaign website, "Why Auditor General?" accessed September 12, 2024; LinkedIn, "Malcolm Kenyatta," accessed September 12, 2024

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2024.

Reece Smith

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Reece is an active member of his local community, Crafton, A small suburb outside of the city of Pittsburgh. He serves in leadership roles within volunteer organizations and engages with local government at the municipal and school board level. He has a Bachelor’s in Economics from Allegheny College and works in the financial services industry."

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Key Messages

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Since 2020, the Auditor General's Office has conducted about 20 audits of State departments, agencies, and funds. In that same time span they conducted over 12,000 audits in total. That means only 0.17% of their audits look at the State government. I want to change that.

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Since 2003, there were only 4 years where one Party controlled the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. That means both parties are engaged in wasting and abusing our money, so we can't trust either of them to conduct genuine audits the expose corruption.

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Politicians regularly abuse their office funds for personal and campaign expenses. I want to Audit the Governor's office and the offices of the leaders in the legislature.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Pennsylvania Auditor General in 2024.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Reece Smith (L)

Since 2020, the Auditor General's Office has conducted about 20 audits of State departments, agencies, and funds. In that same time span they conducted over 12,000 audits in total. That means only 0.17% of their audits look at the State government. I want to change that.

Since 2003, there were only 4 years where one Party controlled the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature. That means both parties are engaged in wasting and abusing our money, so we can't trust either of them to conduct genuine audits the expose corruption.

Politicians regularly abuse their office funds for personal and campaign expenses. I want to Audit the Governor's office and the offices of the leaders in the legislature.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Reece Smith (L)

Reece is most passionate about policies which increase liberty. He wants to remove the chains of government and enable people to own themselves, not be slaves to the state. He argues that if it unjust for individuals do something, the state should not be able to do it either. The state should not be allowed to extort, steal, or kill.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

Reece Smith (L)

The office of the Auditor General is unique because it provides the best opportunity to demonstrate to the average person how much of their money is taken from them and given to the politically connected.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Reece Smith (L)

What has Government Done to our Money by Murray Rothbard

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Reece Smith (L)

The most important principle for an elected official is for them to prioritize liberty. If they do not prioritize liberty then all they are doing is trying to place themselves above others and rule them.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Reece Smith (L)

The core responsibility of the Auditor General is to hold people accountable for theft, waste, and abuse of the taxpayers' money. They must inform the public of their findings.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Reece Smith (L)

My very first job was mowing lawns and landscaping. I started at 12 years old mowing one lawn, and continued until I went to college. At that point I had 14 clients.

Campaign ads

Timothy DeFoor

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Malcolm Kenyatta

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Election competitiveness

Polls

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Endorsements

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• Malcolm Kenyatta

Election spending

Campaign finance

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The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.

Satellite spending

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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.^[10][11][12]

If available, this section includes links to online resources tracking satellite spending in this election. To notify us of a resource to add, email us.

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Pennsylvania and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Pennsylvania, 2024
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Pennsylvania's 1st	Brian Fitzpatrick	Republican	Even
Pennsylvania's 2nd	Brendan Boyle	Democratic	D+20
Pennsylvania's 3rd	Dwight Evans	Democratic	D+39
Pennsylvania's 4th	Madeleine Dean	Democratic	D+7
Pennsylvania's 5th	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	D+14
Pennsylvania's 6th	Chrissy Houlahan	Democratic	D+5
Pennsylvania's 7th	Susan Wild	Democratic	R+2
Pennsylvania's 8th	Matt Cartwright	Democratic	R+4
Pennsylvania's 9th	Dan Meuser	Republican	R+21
Pennsylvania's 10th	Scott Perry	Republican	R+5
Pennsylvania's 11th	Lloyd Smucker	Republican	R+13
Pennsylvania's 12th	Summer Lee	Democratic	D+8
Pennsylvania's 13th	John Joyce	Republican	R+25
Pennsylvania's 14th	Guy Reschenthaler	Republican	R+18
Pennsylvania's 15th	Glenn Thompson	Republican	R+21
Pennsylvania's 16th	Mike Kelly	Republican	R+13
Pennsylvania's 17th	Christopher Deluzio	Democratic	Even

2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Pennsylvania[13]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Pennsylvania's 1st	51.8%	47.2%
Pennsylvania's 2nd	71.0%	28.3%
Pennsylvania's 3rd	90.2%	9.3%
Pennsylvania's 4th	58.9%	40.0%
Pennsylvania's 5th	65.7%	33.4%
Pennsylvania's 6th	56.8%	42.0%
Pennsylvania's 7th	49.7%	49.1%
Pennsylvania's 8th	48.0%	50.9%
Pennsylvania's 9th	31.0%	67.5%
Pennsylvania's 10th	47.2%	51.3%
Pennsylvania's 11th	38.6%	59.9%
Pennsylvania's 12th	59.4%	39.5%
Pennsylvania's 13th	26.8%	72.0%
Pennsylvania's 14th	33.7%	65.2%
Pennsylvania's 15th	30.8%	67.8%
Pennsylvania's 16th	39.0%	59.7%
Pennsylvania's 17th	52.3%	46.5%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 47.2% of Pennsylvanians lived in one of the state's 10 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 41.7% lived in one of 53 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Pennsylvania was Battleground Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Pennsylvania following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Pennsylvania county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	10	47.2%
Solid Republican	53	41.7%
Battleground Democratic	2	4.5%
Trending Democratic	1	4.1%
Trending Republican	1	2.5%
Total voted Democratic	13	55.8%
Total voted Republican	54	44.2%

Historical voting trends

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 14 Democratic wins
• 16 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P[14]	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Pennsylvania.

U.S. Senate election results in Pennsylvania
Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	51.2%	46.3%
2018	55.7%	42.6%
2016	48.9%	47.2%
2012	53.7%	44.6%
2010	51.0%	49.0%
Average	53.6	44.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Pennsylvania

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Pennsylvania.

Gubernatorial election results in Pennsylvania
Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	56.5%	41.7%
2018	57.8%	40.7%
2014	54.9%	45.1%
2010	54.5%	45.5%
2006	60.3%	39.6%
Average	56.2	43.1

See also: Party control of Pennsylvania state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Pennsylvania
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	9	11
Republican	0	8	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	17	19

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Pennsylvania's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Pennsylvania, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Josh Shapiro
Lieutenant Governor	Austin Davis
Secretary of State	Al Schmidt
Attorney General	Michelle Henry

State legislature

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	28
	Independent	0
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	101
	Republican Party	100
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		203

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2024
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D

The table below details demographic data in Pennsylvania and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania	United States
Population	13,002,700	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	44,741	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	77.1%	65.9%
Black/African American	10.8%	12.5%
Asian	3.6%	5.8%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Two or more	5.1%	8.8%
Hispanic/Latino	8.1%	18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.7%	89.1%
College graduation rate	33.8%	34.3%
Income
Median household income	$73,170	$75,149
Persons below poverty level	8%	8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Election context

Election history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.

2020

See also: Pennsylvania Auditor election, 2020

General election candidates

• Nina Ahmad  (Democratic Party)
• Timothy DeFoor  (Republican Party) ✔
• Olivia Faison  (Green Party)
• Jennifer Moore  (Libertarian Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Nina Ahmad ✔
• H. Scott Conklin
• Rosie Davis 
• Tracie Fountain 
• Christina Hartman
• Michael Lamb

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 Republican primary candidates

• Timothy DeFoor ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Cris Dush

2016

See also: Pennsylvania Auditor election, 2016

The general election for auditor general was held on November 8, 2016.

Incumbent Eugene DePasquale defeated John A. Brown, John Sweeney, and Roy Minet in the Pennsylvania auditor election.

Pennsylvania Auditor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale Incumbent	50.01%	2,958,818
	Republican	John A. Brown	45.08%	2,667,318
	Green	John Sweeney	2.69%	158,942
	Libertarian	Roy Minet	2.23%	131,853
Total Votes				5,916,931
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2012

Incumbent Jack Wagner (D) was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election. Eugene DePasquale (D) defeated fellow state Rep. John Maher (R), along with minor-party candidate Betsy Summers, in the general election on November 6, 2012.^[15]

Pennsylvania Auditor General General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eugene DePasquale	49.7%	2,729,565
	Republican	John Maher	46.4%	2,548,767
	Libertarian	Betsy Summers	3.8%	210,786
Total Votes				5,489,118
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State

About state financial officers (SFO's)

Environmental, social, and corporate governance
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Broadly, these officials are responsible for things like auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds, meaning they decide where that public money goes.

Because of the role SFOs play in managing public investments, they have been involved in debates over environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). ESG refers to an investment or corporate governance approach that involves considering the extent to which corporations conform to certain standards related to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (such as net carbon emission or corporate board diversity goals) and making business and investment decisions that promote those standards.

2024 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:

• Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)
• Montana Supreme Court elections, 2024
• Washington's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

See also

Pennsylvania	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis
Pennsylvania State Executive Offices Pennsylvania State Legislature Pennsylvania Courts	2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Pennsylvania elections: 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016	Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

External links

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• Pennsylvania auditor official website

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