Rob Cowburn
Rob Cowburn (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
2024 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the November 5 general election as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Dave Sunday (R) defeated Eugene DePasquale (D) and four other candidates in the November 5 general election for attorney general of Pennsylvania.[1][2]
In the 2020 general election, Josh Shapiro (D) defeated Heather Heidelbaugh (R) 50.9% to 46.3%. Shapiro appointed Michelle Henry (D) attorney general after he was elected governor in 2022. Henry did not run for election in 2024.
Pennsylvania's attorney general is the state's chief law enforcement officer. The office's duties include prosecuting organized crime and public corruption, collecting debts, taxes, and accounts due to the state, and representing Pennsylvania and its agencies in court.[3]
DePasquale was Pennsylvania's auditor general from 2013 to 2021. Previously, he served in the state House and chaired the York County Democratic Party. He ran on his record and personal story. DePasquale said, "People know I've got the spine to take on big corporations, big insurance companies, and to run complex investigations. And that's what I'll do as your attorney general."[4]
DePasquale said his key accomplishments as auditor general included finding 3,000 untested rape kits and 50,000 unanswered phone calls at the child abuse hotline.[5] As attorney general, he said his first priority would be protecting democracy and making sure every vote is counted, as well as protecting "abortion rights, protecting consumers, protecting our environment and also making sure that we have public safety across the state."[5]
Sunday was elected as York County's district attorney in 2017. He previously served in the U.S. Navy and ran on his record as a prosecutor. On his campaign website, Sunday listed a 30% decrease in crime during his first term and a 40% reduction in the prison population since its peak among his accomplishments as district attorney.[6]
Sunday said his top priority was the opioid epidemic. He said, "My philosophy of criminal justice is accountability and redemption. You have to have both. You must hold people accountable, but on the other side of it, we have to embrace redemption, and we have to do work that encompasses prevention as well."[7]
Justin Magill (Constitution Party), Eric Settle (Forward Party), Richard Weiss (G), and Rob Cowburn (L) also ran in the race for attorney general.
At the time of the election, Pennsylvania had a divided government where neither party held triplex control. Ballotpedia defines a triplex as when one political party holds the offices of governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Heading into the 2024 elections, Pennsylvania had a Democratic governor and attorney general and a Republican secretary of state. The attorney general's office was the only one of the three offices up for election in 2024.
Pennsylvania had five statewide elections in 2024, including races for president, U.S. Senate, attorney general, auditor general, and treasurer. In 2020, Pennsylvania had four statewide elections. That year, President Joe Biden (D) defeated former President Donald Trump (R) 50% to 48.8% in the race for president, Timothy DeFoor (R) defeated Nina Ahmad (D) 49.4% to 46.3% in the race for auditor general, 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.
Ten states held attorney general elections in 2024. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer. Heading into the 2024 elections, there were 22 Democratic, 27 Republican, and one independent attorney general. To read more about attorney general elections happening in 2024, click here.
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2024
General election
General election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
The following candidates ran in the general election for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Sunday (R) | 51.0 | 3,408,959 | |
| Eugene DePasquale (D) | 46.0 | 3,075,146 | ||
| Rob Cowburn (L) | 1.3 | 85,981 | ||
| Richard Weiss (G) | 1.0 | 65,011 | ||
| Justin Magill (Constitution Party) | 0.5 | 30,175 | ||
| Eric Settle (Forward Party) | 0.3 | 17,320 | ||
| Total votes: 6,682,592 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Eugene DePasquale defeated Jack Stollsteimer, Joe Khan, Keir Bradford-Grey, and Jared Solomon in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eugene DePasquale | 35.2 | 371,911 | |
| Jack Stollsteimer | 20.1 | 212,413 | ||
| Joe Khan | 15.9 | 167,895 | ||
| Keir Bradford-Grey | 15.2 | 160,369 | ||
| Jared Solomon | 13.1 | 137,920 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4,577 | ||
| Total votes: 1,055,085 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania
Dave Sunday defeated Craig Williams in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Pennsylvania on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dave Sunday | 69.9 | 620,515 | |
| Craig Williams | 29.5 | 261,419 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 5,282 | ||
| Total votes: 887,216 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Polls
- See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls
We provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. No polls were available for this election. To notify us of polls published in this election, please email us.
Election campaign finance
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
- See also: Satellite spending
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.[8][9][10]
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.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cowburn in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rob Cowburn did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Decision Desk HQ, "PA Attorney General General Election," accessed November 6, 2024
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-pennsylvania-attorney-general.html The New York Times, "Pennsylvania Attorney General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2024]
- ↑ PA Office of Attorney General,"The Office," accessed August 16, 2024
- ↑ ABC27, "Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Debate," March 12, 2024
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 City and State Pennsylvania,"‘These fights are personal to me’: A Q&A with AG candidate Eugene DePasquale," March 29, 2024
- ↑ Dave Sunday 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed August 21, 2024
- ↑ PCNTV,"On The Issues: Dave Sunday (2/21/2024)," February 21, 2024
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
 |
State of Pennsylvania Harrisburg (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2024 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |