The

Pennsylvania Attorney General The Pennsylvania Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It became an elected office in 1980. The current Attorney General is Democrat Josh Shapiro. On August 15, 2016, then-Attorney General Kat ...

election of 2008 was held on November 4, 2008. The primary election was held on April 22. , this was the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania.

Candidates

Incumbent Republican

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of Shaler Township was unopposed in the Republican Party, as he ran for a second term. Democrat John Morganelli of

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also was unopposed; the Northampton County District Attorney had been defeated in his party's primary for this position in both 2000 and 2004. Morganelli attempted to cast himself as a conservative Democrat, and he has shown a strong opposition to illegal immigration; he has testified on this issue before the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Libertarian Marakay Rogers, who also ran for

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in 2006 was the third candidate in the field.

Result

On November 4, 2008, Tom Corbett won the Pennsylvania State Attorney General position in the general election.

Candidates

Result

References

See also