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{{Infobox Election
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| election_name = Pennsylvania Treasurer election, 2008
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{{Infobox election
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| country = Pennsylvania
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| election_name = 2008 Pennsylvania Treasurer election
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| type = presidential
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| country = Pennsylvania
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| ongoing = no
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| type = presidential
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| previous_election = 2004 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
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| ongoing = no
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| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = 2012 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
| previous_election = 2004 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
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| previous_year = 2004
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| next_year = 2012
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| next_election = 2012 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election
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| image1 = [[File:Robert McCord.jpg|x145px]]
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| next_year = 2012
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| nominee1 = '''[[Rob McCord]]'''
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| image1 = File:Robert McCord.jpg
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| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
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| percentage1 = '''55.0%'''
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| nominee1 = '''[[Rob McCord]]'''
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| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
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| nominee2 = [[Thomas J. Ellis|Tom Ellis]]
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| percentage1 = '''54.98%'''
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| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| image2 = File:Thomas jay ellis 2021 (cropped).png
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| percentage2 = 42.9%
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| nominee2 = [[Thomas J. Ellis|Tom Ellis]]
| map_image = 2008 PA Treasurer county results.png
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| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
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| map_size = 200px
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| percentage2 = 42.90%
| map_caption = County results
| map_image = 2008 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election results map by county.svg
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| title = Treasurer
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| map_size = 260px
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| before_election = [[Robin Wiessmann]]
| map_caption = County results<br/>'''McCord''': {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}<br/>'''Ellis''': {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
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| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
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| title = Treasurer
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| after_election = [[Rob McCord]]
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| before_election = [[Robin Wiessmann]]
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| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
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| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
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| after_election = [[Rob McCord]]
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| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| election_date = November 4, 2008
| popular_vote1 = '''3,104,242'''
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| popular_vote2 = 2,422,628
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{{ElectionsPA}}
Pennsylvania's election for Treasurer was held on November 4, 2008. Democratic incumbent Treasurer [[Robin Wiessmann]] had been appointed by Governor [[Ed Rendell]] to fill [[Bob Casey, Jr.|Bob Casey Jr.'s]] term when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in [[United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2006|2006]]; Wiessman's appointment included the condition that she would not run for election in 2008.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/politics/pa/20070702_From_Pa__suburbs__2_run_for_treasurer.html Philadelphia Inquirer: "From Pa. suburbs, 2 run for treasurer," 2 July 2007]</ref>
Pennsylvania's election for Treasurer was held on November 4, 2008. Democratic incumbent Treasurer [[Robin Wiessmann]] had been appointed by Governor [[Ed Rendell]] to fill [[Bob Casey Jr.|Bob Casey Jr.'s]] term when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in [[2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|2006]]; Wiessman's appointment included the condition that she would not run for election in 2008.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/inquirer/politics/pa/20070702_From_Pa__suburbs__2_run_for_treasurer.html Philadelphia Inquirer: "From Pa. suburbs, 2 run for treasurer," 2 July 2007]</ref>


==Candidates==
Four candidates sought the Democratic nomination for the office: [[John F. Cordisco|John Cordisco]], an attorney and former State Representative from [[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope]]; [[Robert McCord|Rob McCord]], a venture capitalist from [[Lower Merion, Pennsylvania|Lower Merion]]; Dennis Morrison-Wesley, an investment banker from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]; and Jennifer Mann, a State Representative from [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_558556.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Four Dems seek party's nod for state treasurer," 22 March 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009183509/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_558556.html |date=9 October 2008 }}</ref> McCord won the primary by a fair margin and faced [[Thomas J. Ellis|Tom Ellis]] in the general election on November 4, 2008; the Republican Ellis, a [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] Commissioner, was unopposed for the nomination.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/20080423_Democrats_pick_McCord_to_run_for_Pa__treasurer.html Philadelphia Inquirer: "Democrats pick McCord to run for Pa. treasurer," 23 April 2008]</ref>
Four candidates sought the Democratic nomination for the office: [[John F. Cordisco|John Cordisco]], an attorney and former State Representative from [[New Hope, Pennsylvania|New Hope]]; [[Robert McCord|Rob McCord]], a venture capitalist from [[Lower Merion, Pennsylvania|Lower Merion]]; Dennis Morrison-Wesley, an investment banker from [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]; and Jennifer Mann, a State Representative from [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_558556.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Four Dems seek party's nod for state treasurer," 22 March 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009183509/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_558556.html |date=9 October 2008 }}</ref> McCord won the primary by a fair margin and faced [[Thomas J. Ellis|Tom Ellis]] in the general election on November 4, 2008; the Republican Ellis, a [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] Commissioner, was unopposed for the nomination.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/20080423_Democrats_pick_McCord_to_run_for_Pa__treasurer.html Philadelphia Inquirer: "Democrats pick McCord to run for Pa. treasurer," 23 April 2008]</ref>


McCord had no prior record in elected office, but worked at the beginning of his career on Capitol Hill, specializing in "budget and regulatory issues."<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.mccord2008.com/bio Rob McCord for State Treasurer: Bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521175815/http://www.mccord2008.com/bio |date=2011-05-21 }}</ref> McCord worked more recently as a financial advisor and venture capitalist; his website claims that, during his career, he managed $1 billion in assets and has indirectly worked to create more than 1,900 jobs in Pennsylvania.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> McCord's opponents, especially Cordisco, have accused him of a lack of financial transparency and of risking [[conflicts of interest]] were he to become Treasurer.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212418+11-Apr-2008+PRN20080411 Cordisco Campaign, via PRNewswire: "Candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord's Track Record Managing Commonwealth's Money Called Into Question," 11 April 2008]</ref>
McCord had no prior record in elected office, but worked at the beginning of his career on Capitol Hill, specializing in "budget and regulatory issues."<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.mccord2008.com/bio Rob McCord for State Treasurer: Bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521175815/http://www.mccord2008.com/bio |date=2011-05-21 }}</ref> McCord worked more recently as a financial advisor and venture capitalist; his website claims that, during his career, he managed $1 billion in assets and has indirectly worked to create more than 1,900 jobs in Pennsylvania.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> McCord's opponents, especially Cordisco, have accused him of a lack of financial transparency and of risking [[conflicts of interest]] were he to become Treasurer.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010233455/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS212418+11-Apr-2008+PRN20080411 Cordisco Campaign, via PRNewswire: "Candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord's Track Record Managing Commonwealth's Money Called Into Question," 11 April 2008]</ref>


==General election==
===Results===
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{{Election box begin | title=2008 Pennsylvania Treasurer general election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Robert McCord|Rob McCord]]|votes='''3,104,242'''|percentage='''54.98%'''|change='''-6.28%'''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Thomas J. Ellis|Tom Ellis]]|votes=2,422,628|percentage=42.90%|change=+6.40%}}
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Berlie Etzel|votes=119,748|percentage=2.12%|change=+1.0%}}
|candidate = [[Robert McCord|Rob McCord]]
{{Election box majority||votes=681,614|percentage=12.08%|change=}}
|votes = 3,104,242
{{Election box turnout||votes='''5,646,618'''|percentage='''100%'''|change=}}
|percentage = 55.0
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Thomas J. Ellis|Tom Ellis]]
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|votes = 2,422,628
|percentage = 42.9
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|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Berlie Etzel
|votes = 119,748
|percentage = 2.1
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Pennsylvania elections, 2008]]
*[[Pennsylvania elections, 2008]]
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Latest revision as of 01:31, 22 August 2024

2008 Pennsylvania Treasurer election
← 2004 November 4, 2008 2012 →
 
Nominee Rob McCord Tom Ellis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,104,242 2,422,628
Percentage 54.98% 42.90%
County results
McCord:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Ellis:      50–60%      60–70%
Treasurer before election

Robin Wiessmann
Democratic

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Rob McCord
Democratic

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Pennsylvania's election for Treasurer was held on November 4, 2008. Democratic incumbent Treasurer Robin Wiessmann had been appointed by Governor Ed Rendell to fill Bob Casey Jr.'s term when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006; Wiessman's appointment included the condition that she would not run for election in 2008.[1]

Candidates

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Four candidates sought the Democratic nomination for the office: John Cordisco, an attorney and former State Representative from New Hope; Rob McCord, a venture capitalist from Lower Merion; Dennis Morrison-Wesley, an investment banker from Harrisburg; and Jennifer Mann, a State Representative from Allentown[2] McCord won the primary by a fair margin and faced Tom Ellis in the general election on November 4, 2008; the Republican Ellis, a Montgomery County Commissioner, was unopposed for the nomination.[3]

McCord had no prior record in elected office, but worked at the beginning of his career on Capitol Hill, specializing in "budget and regulatory issues."[4] McCord worked more recently as a financial advisor and venture capitalist; his website claims that, during his career, he managed $1 billion in assets and has indirectly worked to create more than 1,900 jobs in Pennsylvania.[4] McCord's opponents, especially Cordisco, have accused him of a lack of financial transparency and of risking conflicts of interest were he to become Treasurer.[5]

General election

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Results

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2008 Pennsylvania Treasurer general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rob McCord 3,104,242 54.98% −6.28%
Republican Tom Ellis 2,422,628 42.90% +6.40%
Libertarian Berlie Etzel 119,748 2.12% +1.0%
Majority 681,614 12.08%
Turnout 5,646,618 100%
Democratic hold
  1. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer: "From Pa. suburbs, 2 run for treasurer," 2 July 2007
  2. ^ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Four Dems seek party's nod for state treasurer," 22 March 2008 Archived 9 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Philadelphia Inquirer: "Democrats pick McCord to run for Pa. treasurer," 23 April 2008
  4. ^ a b Rob McCord for State Treasurer: Bio Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Cordisco Campaign, via PRNewswire: "Candidate for Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord's Track Record Managing Commonwealth's Money Called Into Question," 11 April 2008

See also

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