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]

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2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

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Nominee Joe Torsella Otto Voit III Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,991,404 2,610,811 Percentage 50.7% 44.2%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Torsella:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Voit:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Treasurer before election Tim Reese Independent Elected Treasurer Joe Torsella Democratic

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