Draft:1984 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

The 1984 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election took place on November 6, 1984, in the midst of the CTA scandal involving incumbent State Treasurer, R. Budd Dwyer. Despite the scandal, Dwyer was reelected in a nearly 7 point margin over his Democratic opponent, Auditor General Al Benedict. However, Dwyer would be indicted for bribery in connection with the CTA scandal and convicted in December 1986. Dwyer committed suicide in office at the end of a televised press conference on January 22, 1987.