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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]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Torsella 1,300,295 100.0%
Total votes 1,300,295 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Otto W. Voit III 1,191,619 100.0%
Total votes 1,191,619 100.0%

General election

Results

2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Torsella 2,991,404 50.66% −1.87%
Republican Otto Voit III 2,610,811 44.21% +0.22%
Green Kristin Combs 170,275 2.88% N/A
Libertarian James Babb 132,654 2.25% −1.23%
Total votes 5,905,144 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

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