Election Name: | 2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2020 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
Image1: | File:Joe_Torsella (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Joe Torsella |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 2,991,404 |
Percentage1: | 50.7% |
Nominee2: | Otto Voit III |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 2,610,811 |
Percentage2: | 44.2% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Treasurer | |
Before Election: | Tim Reese |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | Joe Torsella |
After Party: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
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]