2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

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Nominee Joe Torsella Otto Voit III
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,991,404 2,610,811
Percentage 50.7% 44.2%

Torsella:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Voit:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Treasurer before election

Tim Reese
Independent

Elected Treasurer

Joe Torsella
Democratic

The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2016 was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Tim Reese was eligible to run, but decided not to.[1] The Democratic and Republican primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with each candidate running unopposed in their respective primaries.[2] Four candidates would appear on the ballot: Democrat Joe Torsella, Republican Otto Voit, Libertarian James Babb, and Green Party candidate Kristen Combs. Torsella defeated Voit by a 6.45% margin, with Babb and Combs both receiving under 3% of the vote.[3]

  1. ^ "Article IV, Sec. 18, Pennsylvania Constitution".
  2. ^ "Official Pennsylvania Election Returns". April 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Official Pennsylvania Election Returns". November 8, 2016.