2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election County resultsSunday: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%DePasquale: 50–60% 70–80%
The2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect theattorney general of theU.S. state ofPennsylvania . Republican York County district attorneyDave Sunday defeated former auditor generalEugene DePasquale in the general election, becoming the first Republican to be elected state attorney general since2008 .[ 1]
Attorney GeneralJosh Shapiro , who was re-electedin 2020 , would have been ineligible to seek a third term in 2024 due to term limits. He instead ran successfully forgovernor of Pennsylvania in2022 .[ 2] [ 3]
In accordance with Article IV, Section 8, of thePennsylvania Constitution , upon taking office as governor, Shapiro was permitted to nominate his successor as attorney general to serve the remaining two years of the term after being confirmed by thePennsylvania Senate .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Michelle Henry , aDemocrat , served as acting attorney general.[ 7]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Keir Bradford-Grey
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Eugene DePasquale
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Tim Brennan , state representative for the29th district (2023–present)[ 13] Melissa Cerrato , state representative for the151st district (2023–present)[ 13] Paul Friel , state representative for the26th district (2023–present)[ 13] Matt Gergely , state representative for the35th district (2023–present)[ 13] G. Roni Green , state representative for the190th district (2020, 2023–present)[ 13] Joe Hohenstein , state representative for the177th district (2019–present)[ 10] Mary Isaacson state representative for the175th district (2019–present)[ 13] Tarik Khan , state representative for the194th district (2023–present)(Joe Khan's brother) [ 10] Jennifer Mann , former state representative for the132nd district (1999–2013)[ 13] Brian Munroe , state representative for the144th district (2023–present)[ 13] Katie Muth , state senator for the44th district (2019–present)[ 13] Chris Pielli , state representative for the156th district (2023–present)[ 13] Mark Rozzi , state representative for the126th district (2013–present),Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (2023)[ 13] Steve Santarsiero , state senator for the10st district (2019–present)[ 21] Nikil Saval , state senator for the1st district (2021–present)[ 10] Peter Schweyer , state representative for the134th district (2015–present)[ 13] Joshua Siegel , state representative for the22nd district (2023–present)[ 13] Ismail Smith-Wade-El , state representative for the49th district (2023–present)[ 13] Local officials
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Joe Ciresi , state representative for the146th district (2019–present)[ 13] Mary Jo Daley , state representative for the148th district (2013–present)[ 13] Tina Davis , state representative for the144th district (2011–present)[ 13] Nancy Guenst , state representative for the152th district (2021–present)[ 13] Jim Haddock , state representative for the118th district (2023–present)[ 13] Kristine Howard , state representative for the176th district (2019–present)[ 13] Anita Kulik , state representative for the45th district (2017–present)[ 22] Maureen Madden , state representative for the115th district (2017–present)[ 13] Steve Malagari , state representative for the53rd district (2019–present)[ 13] Dan Miller , state representative for the42nd district (2013–present)[ 13] Eddie Day Pashinski , state representative for the121th district (2007–present)[ 13] Tarah Probst , state representative for the189th district (2023–present)[ 13] Abigail Salisbury , state representative for the34th district (2023–present)[ 22] Ben Sanchez , state representative for the153rd district (2019–present)[ 13] Christina Sappey , state representative for the158th district (2019–present)[ 13] Christine Tartaglione , state senator for the2nd district (1995–present)[ 13] Ben Waxman , state representative for the182nd district (2023–present)[ 13] Joe Webster , state representative for the150th district (2019–present)[ 13] Dan Williams , state representative for the74th district (2019–present)[ 13] Organizations
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No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants[ b] P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn Bradford-Grey DePasquale Khan Solomon Stollsteimer 1[ 27] March 12, 2024 WHTM abc27 Dennis Owens WTAJ P P P P P 2[ 28] April 4, 2024 WHYY-FM Maiken Scott P A A P P 3[ 29] April 17, 2024 KYW (AM) Ian Bush YouTube P P P P P
2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic primary results DePasquale—70-80%
DePasquale—60-70%
DePasquale—50-60%
DePasquale—40-50%
DePasquale—30-40%
DePasquale—20-30%
Stollsteimer—70-80%
Stollsteimer—50-60%
Stollsteimer—30-40%
Stollsteimer—20-30%
Khan—60-70%
Khan—30-40%
Khan—20-30%
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Dave Sunday
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No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn Sunday Williams 1[ 43] March 14, 2024 WHTM abc27 Dennis Owens abc27 P P 2[ 44] April 6, 2024 Pennsylvania Leadership Conference Alex Harper P P
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ d] Margin Dave Craig Undecided Pennsylvania Leadership Conference[ 45] April 8, 2024 240 (V) – 63% 21% 16%
2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican primary results Sunday—90-100%
Sunday—80-90%
Sunday—70-80%
Sunday—60-70%
Sunday—50-60%
Third-party candidates [ edit ] Justin Magill, attorney[ 46] Eric L. Settle, attorney[ 47] Richard Weiss, lawyer, nominee for attorney general in2020 , and nominee for U.S. Senate in2022 [ 48] Libertarian convention [ edit ] Rob Cowburn, attorney[ 49] 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election[ 59] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Dave Sunday 3,496,679 50.81% +4.48 Democratic Eugene DePasquale 3,179,376 46.20% −4.65 Libertarian Rob Cowburn 88,835 1.29% −0.48 Green Richard Weiss 68,046 0.99% −0.05 Constitution Justin Magill 31,282 0.45% N/A Forward Eric Settle 18,151 0.26% N/A Total votes 6,882,369 100.00% N/A Republican gain fromDemocratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Sunday won ten of 17 congressional districts.
^ Numbered as the 14th district from 2003–2019 ^ Forward Party candidate Eric Settle also participated in the April 4 forum.^ Numbered as the 16th district from 2017–2019 ^a b Key: Partisan clients
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RetrievedNovember 14, 2022 . ^ Swift, Robert (November 13, 2022)."Atypical midterm sets new PA precedents" .Capitolwire Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. RetrievedNovember 14, 2022 – viaPittsburgh Post-Gazette . ^a b c Brennan, Chris (December 2, 2022)."At Pennsylvania Society, jockeying for the 2024 race for state attorney general gets going" .The Philadelphia Inquirer Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. RetrievedDecember 2, 2022 . ^ Levy, Marc (June 1, 2023)."DePasquale to run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024" .Associated Press . RetrievedJune 7, 2023 . ^ Owens, Ernest (June 21, 2023)."Philly's Keir Bradford-Grey is Running to Be Pa's Next Attorney General" .Philadelphia Magazine . RetrievedJune 21, 2023 . ^a b c d McGoldrick, Gillian (June 7, 2023)."Former prosecutor and Bucks County solicitor Joe Khan is running for Pa. attorney general" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . RetrievedJune 7, 2023 . ^ Stockburger, George (September 11, 2023)."Pennsylvania State Rep. Jared Solomon running for Attorney General" .WHTM . RetrievedSeptember 11, 2023 . ^ Levy, Marc (November 27, 2023)."Delaware County's top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general" .Associated Press . RetrievedNovember 27, 2023 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by Cann, Harrison; Sweitzer, Justin (April 12, 2024)."AG Days: Who's running for Pennsylvania attorney general?" .City & State Pennsylvania . RetrievedApril 12, 2024 . ^a b c d Platt, Larry (March 8, 2024)."YOU KNOW THERE'S AN AG'S RACE, RIGHT?" .The Philadelphia Citizen . RetrievedMarch 27, 2024 . ^ "Bradford-Grey Announces Campaign For Attorney General" .PoliticsPA . June 21, 2023.^ Cerino, Marco (March 25, 2024)."Elected officials rally in West Philadelphia for Keir Bradford-Grey for Attorney General" .The Philadelphia Tribune . RetrievedMarch 27, 2024 . ^ "EMILYs List Endorses Keir Bradford-Grey For PA Attorney General" .PoliticsPA . October 12, 2023.^ Pugh, Maryann (April 16, 2024)."NextGen PAC Endorses Progressive Slate, Including Historic Candidate Keir Bradford-Grey for Pennsylvania Attorney General" .MyChesCo . RetrievedAugust 18, 2024 . ^ "People For Endorses Keir Bradford-Grey for Attorney General" .People For the American Way . RetrievedMay 6, 2024 .^ "PFT ENDORSED CANDIDATES 2024 PA Primary Election" (PDF) .Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers . RetrievedApril 3, 2024 .^ Sofield, Tom (December 11, 2023)."Democratic Attorney General Candidate From Bucks County Gains Local Endorsements Ahead Of State Party Meeting" .levittownnow.com . RetrievedDecember 11, 2023 . ^a b "State representative from Philadelphia enters Pa. attorney general race" .Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . September 12, 2023. RetrievedOctober 5, 2023 .^ "VoteVets Endorses Democratic State Representative Jared Solomon For State Attorney General" . October 13, 2023.^ MacDougall, Eden (January 3, 2024)."UFCW Local 1776 Endorses 'Pro-Worker' State Representative Jared Solomon for PA Attorney General – Bucks County Beacon" . RetrievedJanuary 4, 2024 . ^ Ulrich, Steve (December 11, 2023)."Stollsteimer Secures Key Endorsements In Quest For Attorney General Nomination" .PoliticsPA . ^ Prose, J. D. (December 16, 2023)."Pa. Democrats make 2024 endorsements, but attorney general's race remains open" .The Patriot-News . RetrievedDecember 16, 2023 . ^ Stockburger, George (March 8, 2024)."abc27 to host the Pennsylvania Attorney General Democratic Debate" .WHTM abc27 . Nexstar Media Inc. RetrievedMarch 12, 2024 . ^ Leonard, Nicole (April 5, 2024)."Opioids and gun violence top of mind for Pa. attorney general candidates at Philly forum" .WHYY-FM . RetrievedJune 4, 2024 . ^ "Audacy's KYW Newsradio to Host Pennsylvania Attorney General Primary Debate Broadcast" .Audacy . April 12, 2024. RetrievedOctober 3, 2025 .^a b "Pennsylvania Elections" . Pennsylvania Department of State. RetrievedMay 4, 2024 .^ Schultz, Brooke (July 10, 2023)."York County's Republican district attorney jumps into primary race for Pennsylvania attorney general" .Associated Press . RetrievedJuly 11, 2023 . ^ Stockburger, George (November 28, 2023)."Pennsylvania State Rep. Craig Williams running for Attorney General" .WHTM-TV . ^ Levy, Marc (January 22, 2024)."Pennsylvania GOP endorses York County prosecutor in a three-way contest for state attorney general" .Associated Press . RetrievedJanuary 22, 2024 .Sunday won the endorsement over state Rep. Craig Williams and Katayoun Copeland, both former federal prosecutors who hail from Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania. Copeland has said she would not run against the party's endorsed candidate and ended her candidacy ^ Brennan, Chris (November 17, 2023)."The Pa. Attorney General's race is getting even messier with a new contender" .Philadelphia Inquirer . RetrievedNovember 17, 2023 .Copeland's one-time boss, former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain, had been considering a run for attorney general but told Clout this week that he is staying out of the race. ^a b c d e f Ulrich, Steve (November 30, 2023)."Meuser Endorses Sunday for Attorney General" .PoliticsPA ^ CPAC (January 4, 2024)."CPAC Endorses Dave Sunday for Attorney General of Pennsylvania" .Instagram . RetrievedMarch 3, 2024 . ^ Cole, John (March 15, 2024)."Sunday and Williams duke it out over GOP bona fides in Pennsylvania attorney general debate" .Pennsylvania Capital-Star . 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