The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2020 took 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 State Treasurer Joe Torsella was running for a second term against Republican Stacy Garrity.
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On November 10, 2020, a week following election day, Torsella conceded to Garrity as she led him with 48.9% of the vote. Garrity's victory was an upset, with Torsella having a sizable fundraising advantage and consistently leading in polling throughout the campaign.[2]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Joe Torsella, incumbent Pennsylvania Treasurer[3]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 1,381,763 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,381,763 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Stacy Garrity, businesswoman and U.S. military veteran[5]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stacy Garrity | 1,047,510 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,047,510 | 100.0% | ||
General election
editEndorsements
editJoe Torsella (D)
U.S. Presidents
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Joe Torsella (D) |
Stacy Garrity (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth University[7] | September 28 – October 4, 2020 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 47% | 41% | 2%[b] | 10% |
| 500 (LV) | 47%[c] | 42% | – | – | |||
| 47%[d] | 43% | – | – | ||||
| CPEC[8] | September 15–17, 2020 | 830 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 24% | 16% | 1% | 58% |
| Monmouth University[9] | August 28–31, 2020 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 45% | 40% | 3%[e] | 14% |
| 400 (LV) | 46%[f] | 41% | 1% | 12% | |||
| 45%[g] | 42% | 0% | 12% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stacy Garrity | 3,291,877 | 48.68% | +4.47% | |
| Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 3,239,331 | 47.91% | −2.75% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Soloski | 148,614 | 2.20% | −0.05% | |
| Green | Timothy Runkle | 81,984 | 1.21% | −1.67% | |
| Total votes | 6,761,806 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
By congressional district
editGarrity and Torsella each won 9 of 18 congressional districts. Each candidate won a district that elected a representative of the other party.[11]
| District | Torsella | Garrity | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 50% | 47% | Brian Fitzpatrick |
| 2nd | 70% | 27% | Brendan Boyle |
| 3rd | 88% | 9% | Dwight Evans |
| 4th | 58% | 39% | Madeleine Dean |
| 5th | 62% | 36% | Mary Gay Scanlon |
| 6th | 52% | 44% | Chrissy Houlahan |
| 7th | 50% | 47% | Susan Wild |
| 8th | 48% | 49% | Matt Cartwright |
| 9th | 34% | 62% | Dan Meuser |
| 10th | 44% | 52% | Scott Perry |
| 11th | 34% | 62% | Lloyd Smucker |
| 12th | 29% | 68% | Fred Keller |
| 13th | 26% | 71% | John Joyce |
| 14th | 37% | 60% | Guy Reschenthaler |
| 15th | 28% | 69% | Glenn Thompson |
| 16th | 39% | 57% | Mike Kelly |
| 17th | 49% | 48% | Conor Lamb |
| 18th | 63% | 33% | Mike Doyle |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - ^ "No one" and Soloski (L) with 1%; "Other candidate" and Runkle (G) with 0%
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring high turnout
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring low turnout
- ^ "No one" with 2%; Soloski (L) with 1%; Runkle (G) with 0%
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
- ^ With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
References
edit- ^ Levy, Marc; Scolforo, Mark (March 25, 2020). "Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to delay primary election". AP NEWS. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Seidman, Andrew; Brennan, Chris (November 10, 2020). "Pa. Treasurer Joe Torsella has lost his reelection bid, in a big upset by Republican Stacy Garrity". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Treasurer Torsella". Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Boockvar, Kathy. "Pennsylvania Elections – Office Results | State Treasurer". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ Gerow, Charlie (May 24, 2020). "An introduction to the GOP candidates for statewide offices as primary day approaches | Charlie Gerow". Penn Live.
- ^ Obama, Barack (August 3, 2020). "First Wave of 2020 Endorsements". Medium.
- ^ Monmouth University
- ^ CPEC
- ^ Monmouth University
- ^ "2020 Presidential Election – Statewide". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.