1996 Pennsylvania Auditor General election

The 1996 Pennsylvania Auditor General election was held on November 5, 1996, in order to elect the Auditor General of Pennsylvania. Bob Casey Jr., Democratic nominee and son of former Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey Sr., defeated Republican nominee Robert Nyce, Libertarian nominee Sharon Shepps, and Constitution nominee Robert Lord.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Bob Casey Jr., lawyer and son of former Governor Bob Casey Sr.
Tom Foley, former Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
Sandra A. Miller
William R. Lloyd Jr., member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Republican primary

Robert Nyce, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, ran unopposed in the primary.

General election

On election day, Democratic nominee Bob Casey Jr. won the election by a margin of 660,925 votes against his foremost opponent, Republican nominee Robert Nyce, thereby gaining control of the office for the Democrats.