2004 Pennsylvania Senate election

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2004 Pennsylvania Senate election
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All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Robert Jubelirer Bob Mellow
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th district 22nd District
Last election2921
Seats won1411
Seats after3020
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
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Results
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     No election

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 2, 2004, with even-numbered districts being contested. [1] State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. [2] The term of office for those elected in 2004 will run from January 4, 2005 [3] through November 2008.[ citation needed ] Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004. [4]

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Bob Regola, a Republican member of the Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors, defeated Democratic senator Allen G. Kukovich in the 39th senatorial district. Republican State Representative Pat Vance succeeded the retiring Republican Senator Harold F. Mowrey, Jr. Four senators who won special elections prior to the 2004 election, Dominic F. Pileggi, Connie Williams, John R. Gordner, and John Pippy, each won full terms. [5]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Rothenberg [6] Likely ROctober 1, 2004

Results

AffiliationMembers
  Republican Party 30
  Democratic Party 20
 Total
50

General Elections

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Democratic Vincent J. Fumo re-elected Democratic Vincent J. Fumo 88,93579.4
Republican John H. Morley, Jr.23,07330.6
3 Democratic Shirley M. Kitchen re-elected Democratic Shirley M. Kitchen 87,06486.8
Republican Philip Kerwick13,20713.2
5 Democratic Mike Stack re-elected Democratic Mike Stack 66,84465.7
Republican Sam Mirarchi34,82934.3
7 Democratic Vincent Hughes re-elected Democratic Vincent Hughes 91,34083.6
Republican Maryalice H. Devlin17,98016.4
9 Republican Dominic F. Pileggi [7] re-elected Republican Dominic F. Pileggi 71,37959.4
Democratic Thomas J. Bosak48,78440.6
11 Democratic Michael O'Pake re-elected Democratic Michael O'Pake 69,95170.9
Republican Barbara J. Cummings28,74529.1
13 Republican Gibson E. Armstrong re-elected Republican Gibson E. Armstrong 71,92565.5
Democratic John Gouveia37,87034.5
15 Republican Jeffrey E. Piccola re-elected Republican Jeffrey E. Piccola 70,05861.1
Democratic Eric J. Epstein 44,65338.9
17 Democratic Connie Williams [8] re-elected Democratic Connie Williams 80,37264.5
Republican Ted Barry44,22435.5
19 Republican Robert J. Thompson re-elected Republican Robert J. Thompson 96,582100.0
21 Republican Mary Jo White re-elected Republican Mary Jo White 66,29267.7
Democratic Kevan M. Yenerall29,34830.0
Libertarian Michael J. Robertson22,902.3
23 Republican Roger A. Madigan re-elected Republican Roger A. Madigan 73,04873.5
Democratic Grant Berry, Jr.26,31326.5
25 Republican Joseph B. Scarnati III re-elected Republican Joseph B. Scarnati III 74,38389.5
Constitution Alan Kiser8,69410.5
27 Republican John R. Gordner [9] re-elected Republican John R. Gordner 67,23670.4
Democratic John J. Boback28,28829.6
29 Republican James J. Rhoades re-elected Republican James J. Rhoades 67,74365.7
Democratic Michael P. Halcovage35,37934.3
31 Republican Harold F. Mowrey, Jr. retired Republican Patricia H. Vance 86,74172.9
Democratic Sean Quinlan29,14824.5
Independent Jeffrey T. Gerace3,0272.5
33 Republican Terry Punt re-elected Republican Terry Punt 83,79076.5
Democratic Donald R. Richards2576623.5
35 Democratic John N. Wozniak re-elected Democratic John N. Wozniak 93,500100.0
37 Republican John Pippy [10] re-elected Republican John Pippy 88,30667.8
Democratic Gianni Floro41,95432.2
39 Democratic Allen G. Kukovich defeated for re-election Republican Bob Regola 58,10752.4
Democratic Allen G. Kukovich 52,74347.6
41 Republican Donald C. White re-elected Republican Donald C. White 97,941100.0
43 Democratic Jay Costa, Jr. re-elected Democratic Jay Costa, Jr. 90,408100.0
45 Democratic Sean F. Logan re-elected Democratic Sean F. Logan 72,943100.0
47 Democratic Gerald J. La Valle re-elected Democratic Gerald J. La Valle 95,952100.0
49 Republican Jane M. Earll re-elected Republican Jane M. Earll 67,65865.8
Democratic Tony Logue35,19434.2

References

  1. ↑ "2004 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2004 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Legislative Journal for January 4, 2005" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2004 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  5. ↑ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2005-2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  6. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 1, 2004). "Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview". The Rothenberg Political Report: 7–10 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  7. ↑ Elected in special election on October 1, 2002 to fill the unexpired term of Clarence D. Bell, who died on July 26, 2002.
  8. ↑ Elected in a special election Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on November 6, 2001 after the resignation of Richard Tilghman on August 31, 2001.
  9. ↑ Elected in special election on November 3, 2003 to fill the unexpired term of Edward Helfrick, who resigned on August 22, 2003.
  10. ↑ Elected in special election on March 11, 2003 to fill the unexpired term of Tim Murphy, who resigned on January 3, 2003.
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