1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Ernie Preate Edward Mezvinsky
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,183,021 2,040,535
Percentage 50.88% 47.56%

Attorney General before election

LeRoy Zimmerman
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Ernie Preate
Republican

The 1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1988, in order to elect the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. Republican nominee and Lackawanna County district attorney, Ernie Preate, defeated Democratic nominee and former U.S. representative from the state of Iowa, Edward Mezvinsky.