| Elections in Pennsylvania |
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Primary elections for state and federal government offices were held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on April 27, 2004. [1]
Pennsylvania's general elections were then held on November 2, 2004. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kerry | 585,683 | 74.1 | |
| Democratic | Howard Dean | 79,799 | 10.1 | |
| Democratic | John Edwards | 76,762 | 9.7 | |
| Democratic | Dennis J. Kucinich | 30,110 | 3.8 | |
| Democratic | Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. | 17,528 | 2.2 | |
| Total votes | 789,882 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George W. Bush | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 861,555 | 100.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John F. Kerry Running mate:John Edwards | 2,938,095 | 51.0 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush Running mate:Dick Cheney | 2,793,847 | 48.5 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Badnarik Running mate:Richard Campagna | 21,185 | 0.4 | |
| Green | David K. Cobb Running mate:Pat LaMarche | 6,319 | 0.1 | |
| Constitution | Michael Anthony Peroutka Running mate:Chuck Baldwin | 6,318 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 5,765,764 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 595,816 | 100.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arlen Specter | 530,839 | 50.8 | |
| Republican | Pat Toomey | 513,693 | 49.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,044,532 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arlen Specter | 2,925,080 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Joseph M. Hoeffel | 2,334,126 | 42.0 | |
| Constitution | James N. Clymer | 220,056 | 4.0 | |
| Libertarian | Betsy Summers | 79,263 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 5,558,525 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Eisenhower | 282,515 | 38.3 | |
| Democratic | John M. Morganelli | 246,765 | 33.5 | |
| Democratic | David Barasch | 207,560 | 28.2 | |
| Total votes | 736,840 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Corbett | 491,651 | 52.8 | |
| Republican | Bruce Castor | 439,711 | 47.2 | |
| Total votes | 931,362 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Corbett | 2,730,718 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Jim Eisenhower | 2,621,927 | 48.3 | |
| Green | Marakay J. Rogers | 70,624 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 5,423,269 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Wagner | 2,786,909 | 52.1 | |
| Republican | Joe Peters | 2,430,648 | 45.4 | |
| Green | Ben G. Price | 53,716 | 1.0 | |
| Libertarian | Berlie R. Etzel | 52,869 | 1.0 | |
| Constitution | Leonard E. Ritchie | 28,776 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 5,352,738 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Casey, Jr. | 3,353,489 | 61.3 | |
| Constitution | Max Lampenfield | 20,406 | 0.4 | |
| Republican | Jean Craige Pepper | 1,997,951 | 36.5 | |
| Libertarian | Darryl W. Perry | 61,238 | 1.1 | |
| Green | Paul Teese | 40,740 | 0.7 | |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 725,970 | 63.0 | |
| No | 426,043 | 37.0 | |
Pennsylvania's state elections were held on November 5, 2002. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.
Pennsylvania's state elections were held November 7, 2000. Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000.
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 5, 2002, with even-numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 3, 2003 until November 28, 2006. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2002, with all districts being contested. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 7, 2003 until November 30, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 2, 2004, with even-numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2004 will run from January 4, 2005 through November 2008. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004.
The 2006 Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 7, 2006, with even-numbered districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2006. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2, 2007.
The 2006 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2006. Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2, 2007. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 7, 2000, with even-numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2000 ran from January 3, 2001 until November 30, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004.
The 2004 Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2004, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002. The term of office for those elected in 2004 ran from January 4, 2005 through November 2006. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2000, with all districts being contested. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2000 ran from January 3, 2001 until November 30, 2002. Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000.
Statewide primary elections for various state offices were held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2007. Pennsylvania's general elections were then held statewide on November 6, 2007.
Statewide primary elections for various state offices were held in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2005. Pennsylvania's general elections were then held statewide on November 8, 2005.
Statewide primary elections in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were held on May 20, 2003. Pennsylvania's general elections for various state offices and ballot proposals were then held November 4, 2003.
Pennsylvania's Attorney General election was held November 2, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004. Tom Corbett was elected attorney general, a position that he had held from 1995 to 1997 after being appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to fill a vacancy. Corbett, who had been a U.S. Attorney, narrowly defeated Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor in the Republican primary, then won by an even tighter margin in the general election. Corbett's Democratic opponent was Jim Eisenhower, the 2002 nominee who had once served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and had been a close confidant of Governor Ed Rendell. Eisenhower won in a primary that featured three top-tier candidates: his opponents were David Barasch, a former U.S. Attorney, and John Morganelli, the Northampton County District Attorney who was narrowly defeated by Eisenhower in the previous Democratic primary for this position.
Pennsylvania's Attorney General election was held November 7, 2000. Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000. Incumbent Mike Fisher was unopposed for the Republican nomination and won a second term by a relatively comfortable margin. Jim Eisenhower, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and close confidant of Ed Rendell was the Democratic nominee; he earned a narrow victory in the party primary over John Morganelli, the District Attorney of Northampton County.
Pennsylvania's Auditor General election was held November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey won reelection by a healthy margin. His Republican challenger was Katie True, a State Representative from the Lancaster area. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary.
Pennsylvania's State Treasurer election was held November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Barbara Hafer won a narrow reelection. Her Democratic opponent was Catherine Baker Knoll, a former two-term treasurer. Hafer and Knoll, both of whom faced no primary opposition, ran a campaign marked by personal attacks. The two candidates had previously been involved in a very public feud because of events surrounding the 1996 election for this office; in that year, the term limited Knoll endorsed her daughter as successor. However, Hafer had questioned the residency status of Mina Knoll, an attack that the older Knoll believed was disingenuous and clouded her daughter's candidacy.
Pennsylvania's Auditor General election was held November 2, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004, with both major party candidates running unopposed. Democrat Jack Wagner, a state senator from Pittsburgh, was elected auditor general; he had previously been the endorsed Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2002, but was upset by Catherine Baker Knoll. The Republican candidate was Joe Peters, a Department of Justice official who was well known for prosecuting Philadelphia mafia boss Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo.
Pennsylvania's State Treasurer election was held November 2, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004. Bob Casey, who was term limited in his position as Auditor General, successfully earned the Democratic nomination for Treasurer and won in the general election for this post by a comfortable margin. Republicans had trouble recruiting a top-tier candidate. Jean Craige Pepper, an Erie financial executive, was the only Republican who filed.
The 135th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in the Lehigh Valley and has been represented since 1999 by Steve Samuelson.