1996 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

1996 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

November 5, 1996

Nominee Bob Casey Jr. Robert Nyce Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,367,760 1,706,835 Percentage 56.09% 40.43%

Casey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Nyce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Auditor General before election Barbara Hafer Republican Elected Auditor General Bob Casey Jr. Democratic

The 1996 Pennsylvania Auditor General election was held on November 5, 1996, in order to elect the Auditor General of Pennsylvania. Bob Casey Jr., Democratic nominee and son of former Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey Sr., defeated Republican nominee Robert Nyce, Libertarian nominee Sharon Shepps, and Constitution nominee Robert Lord.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bob Casey Jr., lawyer and son of former Governor Bob Casey Sr.
• Tom Foley, former Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
• Sandra A. Miller
• William R. Lloyd Jr., member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Results

Primary results by county

  Casey

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%

  Foley

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%

  Lloyd

•   30%–40%
•   80%–90%

  Miller

•   30%–40%
•   50%–60%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Casey Jr.	252,645	34.65
	Democratic	Tom Foley	242,190	33.21
	Democratic	William R. Lloyd Jr.	128,500	17.62
	Democratic	Sandra A. Miller	105,868	14.52
Total votes			729,203	100.00

Republican primary

Robert Nyce, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, ran unopposed in the primary.

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Nyce	480,199	100.00
Total votes			480,199	100.00

General election

On election day, Democratic nominee Bob Casey Jr. won the election by a margin of 660,925 votes against his foremost opponent, Republican nominee Robert Nyce, thereby gaining control of the office for the Democrats.

Results

Pennsylvania Auditor General election, 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Casey Jr.	2,367,760	56.09
	Republican	Robert Nyce	1,706,835	40.43
	Libertarian	Sharon H. Shepps	103,234	2.45
	Constitution	Robert P. Lord	43,487	1.03
Total votes			4,221,316	100.00