| Election Name: | 2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | File:Kathleen Kane AG cropped (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kathleen Kane |
| Party1: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,125,557 |
| Percentage1: | 56.1% |
| Nominee2: | David Freed |
| Party2: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,313,506 |
| Percentage2: | 41.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Linda L. Kelly |
| Before Party: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| After Election: | Kathleen Kane |
| After Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2012 was held on November 6, 2012. The primary election was held on April 24.[1] [2]
Kane won 13 of the 18 congressional districts, including eight that elected Republicans.[12]
| District | Kane | Freed | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83% | 16% | Bob Brady | ||||
| 90% | 9% | Chaka Fattah | ||||
| 48% | 49% | Mike Kelly | ||||
| 45% | 52% | Jason Altmire | ||||
| Scott Perry | ||||||
| 47.8% | 48.4% | Glenn Thompson | ||||
| 50% | 47% | Jim Gerlach | ||||
| 50% | 49% | Pat Meehan | ||||
| 51% | 47% | Mike Fitzpatrick | ||||
| 46% | 51% | Bill Shuster | ||||
| 45% | 53% | Tom Marino | ||||
| 50% | 48% | Lou Barletta | ||||
| 50% | 47% | Mark Critz | ||||
| Keith Rothfus | ||||||
| 68% | 31% | Allyson Schwartz | ||||
| 72% | 25% | Mike Doyle | ||||
| 52% | 46% | Charlie Dent | ||||
| 49.0% | 48.7% | Joe Pitts | ||||
| 62% | 36% | Tim Holden | ||||
| Matt Cartwright | ||||||
| 49% | 48% | Tim Murphy |