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2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
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Votes counted
99.8%
as of 7:58 PM EST
 
Nominee Timothy DeFoor Malcolm Kenyatta
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 3,403,396 3,031,490
Percentage 51.3% 45.7%
County results
DeFoor:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Kenyatta:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%
Auditor General before election

Timothy DeFoor
Republican

Elected Auditor General

Timothy DeFoor
Republican

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The 2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Pennsylvania auditor general. Incumbent one-term Republican auditor general Timothy DeFoor ran for reelection.[1] The Associated Press called the election for DeFoor at 3:18am on November 6.[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Timothy DeFoor
Political parties

Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy DeFoor (incumbent) 844,742 100.0%
Total votes 844,742 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Endorsements

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Malcolm Kenyatta
U.S. Representatives
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Local officials
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Results

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Democratic primary results by county
  Kenyatta—80-90%
  Kenyatta—70-80%
  Kenyatta—60-70%
  Kenyatta—50-60%
  Tie—50%
  Pinsley—50-60%
  Pinsley—60-70%
  Pinsley—70-80%
Democratic primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta 655,687 64.54%
Democratic Mark Pinsley 360,182 35.46%
Total votes 1,015,869 100.0%

Third parties

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American Solidarity Party

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Nominee

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Constitution Party

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Nominee

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Libertarian Party

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Nominee

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General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Timothy
DeFoor (R) 		Malcolm
Kenyatta (D) 		Other Undecided
ActiVote October 4–25, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52% 48% – –
ActiVote September 6 – October 7, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 52% 48% – –
ActiVote July 26 – August 23, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 52% – –
GQR Research (D)[A] July 26–30, 2024 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 43% 47% 5%[b] 5%
Commonwealth Foundation June 14–19, 2024 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 41% 43% 5% 11%

Results

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2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy DeFoor (incumbent) 3,489,020 51.13
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta 3,133,764 45.93
Libertarian Reece Smith 123,575 1.81
Constitution Alan (Bob) Goodrich 55,939 0.82
American Solidarity Eric K. Anton 20,967 0.31
Total votes 6,823,265 100.00

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Libertarian candidate with 5%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll conducted for Kenyatta's campaign

References

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  1. ^ a b Ulrich, Steve (November 29, 2023). "Election 2024: DeFoor Launches Reelection Campaign for Auditor General". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tim DeFoor wins PA auditor general race". Spotlight PA. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "PA Republican Party issues endorsement for Senate Candidate Dave McCormick". WHP-TV. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Elections". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kenyatta enters 2024 race for Pennsylvania auditor general". AP News. March 9, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Ulrich, Steve (December 1, 2023). "Pinsley Joins Auditor General Race". PoliticsPA.
  7. ^ a b "Mark Rozzi dropping out of Pennsylvania Auditor General race, endorsing Malcolm Kenyatta". WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Ulrich, Steve (March 9, 2023). "Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta Announces Run For Auditor General". PoliticsPA. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Prose, J. D. (December 16, 2023). "Pa. Democrats make 2024 endorsements, but attorney general's race remains open". The Patriot-News. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "Our Candidates". Working Families Party. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Kauffman, William (February 28, 2024). "PRESS RELEASE: AFSCME members endorse candidates for US Senate, PA row offices". Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Human Rights Campaign PAC, Planned Parenthood PA PAC Announce Joint Endorsement of Malcolm Kenyatta for Auditor General". Human Rights Campaign. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  13. ^ LeDonne, Sarah. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 23 More Candidates for 2023 and 2024". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Pennsylvania Elections". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  15. ^ "Candidate Information - ANTON, ERIC K". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  16. ^ Ulrich, Steve (August 2, 2024). "Third-Party Candidates Submit Signatures for PA General Election Ballot". PoliticsPA. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  17. ^ "Libertarian Party candidates to attend debate viewing". Butler Eagle. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  18. ^ "2024 Presidential Election (Unofficial Returns)". Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Eleciton Results. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
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