1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Ernie Preate Edward Mezvinsky
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,183,021 2,040,535
Percentage 50.9% 47.6%

Attorney General before election

LeRoy S. Zimmerman
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Ernie Preate
Republican

The 1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1988, in order to elect the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Republican nominee and Lackawanna County district attorney Ernie Preate defeated Democratic nominee and former U.S. representative in the state of Iowa Edward Mezvinsky.[1]

General election

On election day, November 8, 1988, Republican nominee Ernie Preate won the election by a margin of 142,686 votes against his main opponent, Democratic nominee Edward Mezvinsky.[2]

Results

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernie Preate 2,183,021 50.9%
Democratic Edward Mezvinsky 2,040,535 47.6%
Consumer Party Arthur Liebersohn 31,108 0.7%
Libertarian Daniel Mulholland 18,459 0.4%
Populist Kathryn Meiner 17,274 0.4%
Total votes 4,193,001 100.00%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATES CONDUCT A TWO-FISTED CAMPAIGN ELECTION 88". The Morning Call. November 4, 1988.
  2. ^ "1988 Election Results for Pennsylvania -- RightDataUSA.com". www.rightdatausa.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.