2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
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November 3, 2020
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2020 was held on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States including Pennsylvania, the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020.[1] Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro defeated Republican Heather Heidelbaugh to win a second term.
Candidates
Declared
- Josh Shapiro, incumbent Pennsylvania Attorney General[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Shapiro (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 1,429,414 | 100.0% | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Heather Heidelbaugh, partner, Leech Tishman; former Allegheny County councilwoman (2012–2016)[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Heather Heidelbaugh | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 1,055,168 | 100.0% | |||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[5] | Likely D | July 17, 2020 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Josh Shapiro (D) |
Heather Heidelbaugh (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civiqs/Daily Kos[6] | October 23–26, 2020 | 1,145 (LV) | ± % | 52% | 41% | 5%[b] | 3% |
| Monmouth University[7] | September 28 – October 4, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 53% | 38% | 1%[c] | 7% |
| 500 (LV) | 54%[d] | 39% | – | – | |||
| 53%[e] | 40% | – | – | ||||
| Trafalgar Group (R)[8][A] | September 23, 2020 | 1,023 (LV) | ± 2.98% | 47% | 43% | 5%[f] | 5% |
| CPEC[9] | September 15–17, 2020 | 830 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 41% | 21% | 1% | 37% |
| Monmouth University[10] | August 28–31, 2020 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 41% | 2%[g] | 7% |
| 400 (LV) | 52%[h] | 41% | 1% | 6% | |||
| 51%[i] | 42% | 1% | 6% |
Endorsements
Josh Shapiro
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Senators
- Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (2007–present), Treasurer of Pennsylvania (2005–2007), Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1997–2005)[12]
Local Officials
- Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate[13]
Unions
- Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council[14]
Organizations
- Brady Campaign[15]
- Human Rights Campaign[16]
- Mom's Demand Action[17]
- NARAL[18]
- Pennsylvania Democratic Party[19]
Individuals
- Fred Guttenberg, activist[20]
Newspapers and other media
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Josh Shapiro (incumbent) | 3,461,472 | 50.85% | −0.56% | |
| Republican | Heather Heidelbaugh | 3,153,831 | 46.33% | −2.28% | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Wassmer | 120,489 | 1.77% | N/A | |
| Green | Richard L. Weiss | 70,804 | 1.04% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 6,806,596 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County | Heather Hiedelbaugh Republican |
Josh Shapiro Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Adams | 36,476 | 65.27% | 17,707 | 31.69% | 1,701 | 3.05% |
| Allegheny | 246,537 | 34.58% | 443,523 | 62.21% | 22,855 | 3.21% |
| Armstrong | 24,569 | 68.07% | 10,673 | 29.57% | 851 | 2.33% |
| Beaver | 47,316 | 50.62% | 43,446 | 46.48% | 2,714 | 2.90% |
| Bedford | 22,088 | 80.98% | 4,743 | 17.39% | 446 | 1.63% |
| Berks | 103,359 | 50.95% | 92,774 | 45.73% | 6,725 | 3.31% |
| Blair | 43,933 | 69.58% | 17,511 | 27.73% | 1,694 | 2.69% |
| Bradford | 20,632 | 69.79% | 8,000 | 27.06% | 931 | 3.15% |
| Bucks | 181,596 | 46.32% | 200,335 | 51.10% | 10,142 | 2.59% |
| Butler | 68,477 | 61.06% | 40,708 | 36.30% | 2,959 | 2.63% |
| Cambria | 43,046 | 61.49% | 25,441 | 36.34% | 1,520 | 2.17% |
| Cameron | 1,678 | 69.57% | 673 | 27.90% | 61 | 2.53% |
| Carbon | 19,932 | 60.17% | 12,267 | 37.03% | 927 | 2.80% |
| Centre | 36,006 | 46.88% | 38,198 | 49.74% | 2,598 | 3.39% |
| Chester | 134,649 | 43.10% | 169,452 | 54.24% | 8,335 | 2.67% |
| Clarion | 13,324 | 68.93% | 5,561 | 28.77% | 445 | 2.30% |
| Clearfield | 27,318 | 70.02% | 10,751 | 27.56% | 943 | 2.42% |
| Clinton | 10,950 | 62.68% | 6,075 | 34.77% | 446 | 2.55% |
| Columbia | 18,010 | 58.56% | 11,705 | 38.06% | 1,041 | 3.38% |
| Crawford | 26,766 | 64.70% | 13,344 | 32.25% | 1,261 | 3.05% |
| Cumberland | 76,012 | 54.19% | 60,141 | 42.87% | 4,126 | 2.94% |
| Dauphin | 62,622 | 42.94% | 78,651 | 53.94% | 4,550 | 3.12% |
| Delaware | 120,232 | 37.16% | 196,128 | 60.62% | 7,184 | 2.22% |
| Elk | 11,353 | 67.79% | 4,997 | 29.84% | 398 | 2.38% |
| Erie | 59,664 | 44.54% | 69,548 | 51.91% | 4,757 | 3.55% |
| Fayette | 35,364 | 58.02% | 24,377 | 40.00% | 1,207 | 1.98% |
| Forest | 1,695 | 64.74% | 859 | 32.81% | 64 | 2.44% |
| Franklin | 55,408 | 69.68% | 21,874 | 27.51% | 2,239 | 2.82% |
| Fulton | 6,563 | 83.88% | 1,109 | 14.17% | 152 | 1.94% |
| Greene | 10,563 | 61.18% | 6,227 | 36.07% | 475 | 2.75% |
| Huntingdon | 16,455 | 73.09% | 5,559 | 24.69% | 500 | 2.22% |
| Indiana | 24,809 | 60.76% | 15,013 | 36.77% | 1,006 | 2.47% |
| Jefferson | 17,002 | 74.44% | 5,290 | 23.16% | 547 | 2.39% |
| Juniata | 8,950 | 75.36% | 2,648 | 22.30% | 279 | 2.35% |
| Lackawanna | 43,289 | 38.28% | 66,748 | 59.03% | 3,037 | 2.69% |
| Lancaster | 159,165 | 57.56% | 109,568 | 39.62% | 7,808 | 2.83% |
| Lawrence | 25,399 | 56.08% | 18,735 | 41.36% | 1,149 | 2.56% |
| Lebanon | 44,716 | 63.34% | 23,756 | 33.65% | 2,122 | 3.01% |
| Lehigh | 79,664 | 43.91% | 96,029 | 52.93% | 5,719 | 3.15% |
| Luzerne | 73,051 | 48.60% | 73,325 | 48.79% | 3,921 | 2.61% |
| Lycoming | 39,148 | 66.48% | 18,048 | 30.65% | 1,690 | 2.87% |
| McKean | 13,635 | 71.18% | 4,972 | 25.96% | 548 | 2.87% |
| Mercer | 33,973 | 59.53% | 21,512 | 37.70% | 1,580 | 2.76% |
| Mifflin | 15,846 | 74.73% | 4,866 | 22.95% | 492 | 2.32% |
| Monroe | 35,501 | 43.62% | 43,230 | 53.12% | 2,651 | 3.26% |
| Montgomery | 178,554 | 35.35% | 313,151 | 62.00% | 13,381 | 2.65% |
| Montour | 5,424 | 55.99% | 3,943 | 40.70% | 321 | 3.31% |
| Northampton | 78,082 | 47.09% | 82,853 | 49.97% | 4,864 | 2.93% |
| Northumberland | 26,353 | 63.13% | 14,036 | 33.62% | 1,354 | 3.24% |
| Perry | 17,483 | 71.49% | 6,234 | 25.49% | 739 | 3.02% |
| Philadelphia | 117,140 | 16.53% | 572,158 | 80.72% | 19,537 | 2.75% |
| Pike | 18,578 | 57.83% | 12,503 | 38.92% | 1,045 | 3.25% |
| Potter | 7,055 | 79.00% | 1,667 | 18.67% | 208 | 2.33% |
| Schuylkill | 43,511 | 62.32% | 24,048 | 34.44% | 2,261 | 3.24% |
| Snyder | 13,119 | 69.55% | 5,261 | 27.89% | 482 | 25.5% |
| Somerset | 29,488 | 73.23% | 9,934 | 24.67% | 845 | 2.10% |
| Sullivan | 2,380 | 67.10% | 1,072 | 30.22% | 95 | 2.68% |
| Susquehanna | 14,389 | 67.00% | 6,479 | 30.17% | 608 | 2.83% |
| Tioga | 15,345 | 73.94% | 4,741 | 22.84% | 668 | 3.20% |
| Union | 11,715 | 58.89% | 7,619 | 38.30% | 560 | 2.82% |
| Venango | 16,862 | 64.27% | 8,631 | 32.90% | 744 | 2.83% |
| Warren | 13,425 | 66.52% | 6,044 | 29.95% | 714 | 3.53% |
| Washington | 63,881 | 54.37% | 50,617 | 43.08% | 2,990 | 2.54% |
| Wayne | 17,302 | 62.64% | 9,632 | 34.87% | 687 | 2.49% |
| Westmoreland | 115,208 | 56.60% | 83,550 | 41.05% | 4,799 | 2.36% |
| Wyoming | 9,159 | 62.48% | 5,080 | 34.65% | 421 | 2.87% |
| York | 142,637 | 60.46% | 86,122 | 36.50% | 7,164 | 3.04% |
| Totals | 3,153,831 | 46.33% | 3,461,472 | 50.85% | 191,293 | 2.81% |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Luzerne (largest city: Wilkes-Barre)
By congressional district
Shapiro won ten of 18 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[24]
| District | Shapiro | Heidelbaugh | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 52% | 46% | Brian Fitzpatrick |
| 2nd | 71% | 26% | Brendan Boyle |
| 3rd | 89% | 8% | Dwight Evans |
| 4th | 61% | 36% | Madeleine Dean |
| 5th | 63% | 35% | Mary Gay Scanlon |
| 6th | 54% | 43% | Chrissy Houlahan |
| 7th | 52% | 45% | Susan Wild |
| 8th | 52% | 46% | Matt Cartwright |
| 9th | 37% | 60% | Dan Meuser |
| 10th | 47% | 50% | Scott Perry |
| 11th | 37% | 60% | Lloyd Smucker |
| 12th | 32% | 65% | Fred Keller |
| 13th | 28% | 69% | John Joyce |
| 14th | 42% | 56% | Guy Reschenthaler |
| 15th | 31% | 66% | Glenn Thompson |
| 16th | 43% | 54% | Mike Kelly |
| 17th | 54% | 43% | Conor Lamb |
| 18th | 67% | 30% | Mike Doyle |