| − | Casey first ran for governor in 1966 but lost in the Democratic Party primary to Milton J. Shapp, who in turn, lost in the general election. In 1968, after serving as first vice president of the state constitutional convention, Casey was elected as the auditor general of the Commonwealth’s taxpayer watchdog by a margin of over 400,000 votes. In 1970, Casey again ran for governor and lost again to the same opponent. After the election loss he again worked in the auditor general’s office until he was forced to retire because of his terms length in January 1977. He returned to private law practice and sought for a third time the governorship, but again lost. | + | Casey first ran for governor in 1966 but lost in the Democratic Party primary to Milton J. Shapp, who in turn, lost in the general election. In 1968, after serving as first vice president of the state constitutional convention, Casey was elected as the auditor general of the Commonwealth's taxpayer watchdog by a margin of over 400,000 votes. In 1970, Casey again ran for governor and lost again to the same opponent. After the election loss he again worked in the auditor general's office until he was forced to retire because of his terms length in January 1977. He returned to private law practice and sought for a third time the governorship, but again lost. |