2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
| country = Pennsylvania
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2008 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
| previous_year = 2008
| next_election = 2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = November 6, 2012
| image1 = File:Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, July 12 2017 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Eugene DePasquale
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 2,729,565
| percentage1 = 49.73%
| image2 = File:Pennsylvania state legislator John Maher (2006).jpg
| nominee2 = John Maher
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 2,548,767
| percentage2 = 46.43%
| map_image = {{switcher |260px |County results |260px |Congressional district results | default=1}}
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = DePasquale: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Maher: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
| title = Auditor General
| before_election = Jack Wagner
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Eugene DePasquale
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}{{ElectionsPA}}
The Pennsylvania Auditor General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24, 2012.
Candidates
John Maher, State Representative for the 40th district defeated Frank Pinto, a former banking lobbyist, in the Republican primary. Eugene DePasquale, State Representative for the 95th district, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.{{cite web |title=2012 General Primary - Auditor General |url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=45&OfficeID=6 |access-date=20 November 2012 |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State}} Betsy Elizabeth Summers was the Libertarian candidate.{{cite web |title=2012 General Election - Auditor General |url=http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=53&OfficeID=6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116135105/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=53&OfficeID=6 |archive-date=16 November 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State}}
Results
On November 6, 2012, Eugene DePasquale defeated John Maher to be elected Auditor General of Pennsylvania.{{Election box begin no change|title=2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Eugene DePasquale|votes=2,729,565|percentage=49.73}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John Maher|votes=2,548,767|percentage=46.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Betsy Elizabeth Summers|votes=210,876|percentage=3.84}}
{{Election box total no change|votes={{sum|2729565|2548767|210876}}|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box margin of victory no change|votes=180,798|percentage=3.30}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
=By congressional district=
Despite losing the state, Maher won 13 of the 18 congressional districts.{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ECmeUBhjBXN4oGrNfmUQCDiX_gZb8cTc1cWz-6xW19Q/edit?gid=0#gid=0|website=Daily Kos|access-date=13 July 2024 |title=Pennsylvania 2012 auditor-by-cd }}
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! District ! DePasquale ! Maher ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|1|1st}} | 80% | 18% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bob Brady |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2nd}} | 89% | 10% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Chaka Fattah |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3rd}} | 41% | 54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Kelly |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4th}} | rowspan=2|41% | rowspan=2|55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jason Altmire |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Scott Perry |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|5th}} | 38% | 56% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Glenn Thompson |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|6|6th}} | 43% | 53% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jim Gerlach |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|7|7th}} | 43% | 54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Pat Meehan |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|8|8th}} | 46% | 51% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Fitzpatrick |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|9|9th}} | 37% | 58% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Bill Shuster |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|10|10th}} | 35% | 59% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tom Marino |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|11|11th}} | 42% | 52% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Lou Barletta |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|12|12th}} | rowspan=2|43% | rowspan=2|53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mark Critz |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Keith Rothfus |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|13|13th}} | 64% | 35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Allyson Schwartz |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|14|14th}} | 68% | 28% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mike Doyle |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|15|15th}} | 45% | 52% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Charlie Dent |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|16|16th}} | 41% | 54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Joe Pitts |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|17|17th}} | rowspan=2|53% | rowspan=2|42% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Tim Holden |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Matt Cartwright |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Pennsylvania|18|18th}} | 42% | 54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tim Murphy |