2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2020 will take place on November 3, 2020. Primary elections were originally due to take place on April 28, 2020. However, following concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic the primaries were delayed until June 2, 2020.[1] Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro is running for a second term.

2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
November 3,2020
 
Nominee Josh Shapiro Heather Heidelbaugh
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Attorney General

Josh Shapiro
Democratic
Elections in Pennsylvania

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements
Josh Shapiro
U.S. Presidents
U.S. Senators
  • Bob Casey Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (2007–present), Treasuer of Pennsylvania (2005-2007), Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1997-2005)[4]
Local Officials
Unions
  • Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council[6]
Organizations
Individuals

Results
Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josh Shapiro (incumbent) 1,429,414 100.0%
Total votes 1,429,414 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results
Republican primary results [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heather Heidelbaugh 1,055,168 100.0%
Total votes 1,055,168 100.0%

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[13] Likely D July 17, 2020

Results
Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Josh Shapiro (incumbent)
Republican Heather Heidelbaugh
Total votes 100.0%

References
  1. Levy, Marc; Scolforo, Mark (March 25, 2020). "Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election". AP NEWS. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. Southwick, Ron. "Josh Shapiro running for re-election as Pa. Attorney General". PennLive. PennLive. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. Obama, Barack (August 3, 2020). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium.
  4. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/1/15/1911758/-PA-AG-Sen-Bob-Casey-Jr-D-Endorses-Attorney-General-Josh-Shapiro-D-For-Re-Election
  5. https://twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1260668639340105731?s=20
  6. https://twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1226210100056031232?s=20
  7. https://twitter.com/JoshShapiroPA/status/1278346372337602561?s=20
  8. https://twitter.com/NARAL/status/1238118813171961856?s=20
  9. https://twitter.com/PennDems/status/1229847005280833536/photo/1
  10. https://twitter.com/fred_guttenberg/status/1278367555107815424?s=20
  11. Boockvar, Kathy. "Pennsylvania Elections - Office Results | Attorney General". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  12. Gerow, Charlie (May 24, 2020). "An introduction to the GOP candidates for statewide offices as primary day approaches | Charlie Gerow". Penn Live.
  13. "An Updated Look at Handicapping the 2020 Attorney General Elections". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
Official campaign websites
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