1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

5 November 1996

Nominee Mike Fisher Joe Kohn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,083,850 2,016,026 Percentage 49.70% 48.08%

County results Fisher:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Kohn:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Tom Corbett Republican Elected Attorney General Mike Fisher Republican

The 1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on 5 November 1996, in order to elect the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Republican nominee and member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 37th district Mike Fisher defeated Democratic nominee Joe Kohn and Libertarian nominee Timothy William Collins.

General election

On election day, 5 November 1996, Republican nominee Mike Fisher won the election by a margin of 67,824 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Joe Kohn, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Fisher was sworn in as the 43rd attorney general of Pennsylvania on 21 January 1997.

Results

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fisher	2,083,850	49.70%
	Democratic	Joe Kohn	2,016,026	48.08%
	Libertarian	Timothy William Collins	93,125	2.22%
Total votes			4,193,001	100.00%
	Republican hold