2004 Pennsylvania Auditor General election explained

Election Name:2004 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
Country:Pennsylvania
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2008 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Image1:File:Jack Wagner Veteran Council (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jack Wagner
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:2,786,909
Percentage1:52.06%
Nominee2:Joe Peters
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:2,430,648
Percentage2:45.41%
Map Size:250px
Auditor General
Before Election:Bob Casey, Jr.
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jack Wagner
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

Pennsylvania's Auditor General election was held November 2, 2004.[1] Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004, with both major party candidates running unopposed.[2] Democrat Jack Wagner, a state senator from Pittsburgh, was elected auditor general; he had previously been the endorsed Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2002, but was upset by Catherine Baker Knoll. The Republican candidate was Joe Peters, a Department of Justice official who was well known for prosecuting Philadelphia mafia boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=11 Commonwealth of PA – Elections Information
  2. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=10 Commonwealth of PA – Elections Information