2004 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

Pennsylvania's State Treasurer election was held November 2, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004. Bob Casey Jr. who was term limited in his position as Auditor General, successfully earned the Democratic nomination for Treasurer (he was unopposed in the primary) and won in the general election for this post by a comfortable margin. Republicans had trouble recruiting a top-tier candidate. Jean Craige Pepper, an Erie financial executive, was the only Republican who filed.

2004 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

November 2, 2004
Turnout5,473,824 votes
 
Nominee Bob Casey Jr. Jean Craige Pepper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 3,353,489 1,997,951
Percentage 61.26% 36.50%

Casey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Pepper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Treasurer before election

Barbara Hafer
Republican

Elected Treasurer

Bob Casey, Jr.
Democratic

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