2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

The 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who was re-elected in 2020, would have been ineligible to seek a third term in 2024 due to term limits. He instead ran successfully for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022.

In accordance with Article IV, Section 8, of the Pennsylvania Constitution, upon taking office as governor, Shapiro was permitted to nominate his successor as attorney general, who will serve the remaining two years of the term after being confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate. By tradition, an appointed attorney general agrees not to run for the post in the next election. In the interim between Shapiro's resignation to become governor and the appointee's installation, first deputy attorney general Michelle Henry, a Democrat, served as acting attorney general.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eugene DePasquale, former Pennsylvania Auditor General (2013–2021) and nominee for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Keir Bradford-Grey, former Philadelphia chief public defender (2015–2022)
• Joe Khan, former Bucks County solicitor (2020–2023) and candidate for Philadelphia District Attorney in 2017
• Jared Solomon, state representative from the 202nd district (2017–present)
• Jack Stollsteimer, Delaware County District Attorney (2019–present)

Declined

• Michelle Henry, incumbent attorney general (2023–present)

Endorsements

Debates and forums

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Sunday, York County District Attorney (2018–present)

Eliminated in primary

• Craig Williams, state representative from the 160th district (2021–present) and nominee for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district in 2008

Withdrawn

• Katayoun Copeland, former assistant U.S. Attorney (2019–2023) and former Delaware County District Attorney (2018–2019)

Declined

• Bill McSwain, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2018–2021) and candidate for governor in 2022

Endorsements

Debates and forums

Results

Libertarian convention

Nominee

• Rob Cowburn, attorney

Forward Party

Nominee

• Eric Settle, attorney

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

• 2024 Pennsylvania elections

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Eugene DePasquale (D) for Attorney General
• David Sunday (R) for Attorney General

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2. 2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election
3. 2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
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9. 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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