2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

The Pennsylvania Treasurer election of 2016 was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Tim Reese was eligible to run, but decided not to. The Democratic and Republican primary election was held on April 26, 2016, with each candidate running unopposed in their respective primaries. 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Joe Torsella, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform and former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education

Republican primary

Candidates

Otto Voit III, vice-president of the Muhlenberg School District board