2010 Pennsylvania Senate election

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2010 Pennsylvania Senate election
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  2008 November 2, 2010 2012  

All even-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Joe Scarnati Bob Mellow
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 25th district 22nd District
Last election3020
Seats won1510
Seats after3020
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

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Results
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

The 2010 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 2, 2010, with the even-numbered districts contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 18, 2010. [1] The term of office for those elected in 2010 run from January 4, 2011 until November 30, 2014. State Senators are elected for four year terms, with half of the seats in the Senate up for election every two years.

Contents

Overview

AffiliationMembers
Democratic 20
Republican 30
Total50

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [2] Safe RNovember 1, 2010

General election

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
2 Democratic Christine Tartaglione Re-elected Democratic Christine Tartaglione 37,41781.8
Republican Gary Adam Feldman8,31018.2
4 Democratic LeAnna Washington Re-elected Democratic LeAnna Washington 83,110100.0
6 Republican Tommy Tomlinson Re-elected Republican Tommy Tomlinson 48,41958.4
Democratic Bryan Allen34,53641.6
8 Democratic Anthony H. Williams Re-elected Democratic Anthony H. Williams 62,19586.0
Republican Rhashea Harmon10,12814.0
10 Republican Chuck McIlhinney Re-elected Republican Chuck McIlhinney 57,34959.8
Democratic Cynthia M. Philo38,50940.2
12 Republican Stewart Greenleaf Re-elected Republican Stewart Greenleaf 61,80264.0
Democratic Ruth S. Damsker34,74536.0
14 Democratic Ray Musto Retired Democratic John Yudichak 37,04755.9
Republican Stephen Urban 25,60438.6
Libertarian Betsy Summers3,6855.6
16 Republican Pat Browne Re-elected Republican Pat Browne 46,07661.5
Democratic Richard J. Orloski28,88338.5
18 Democratic Lisa Boscola Re-elected Democratic Lisa Boscola 44,503'60.9
Republican Matt Connolly28,50339.1
20 Republican Lisa Baker Re-elected Republican Lisa Baker 62,391100.0
22 Democratic Bob Mellow Retired Democratic John Blake 49,04762.7
Republican Frank Scavo29,12837.3
24 Republican Bob Mensch Re-elected Republican Bob Mensch 51,91160.3
Democratic Bill Wallace34,22039.7
26 Republican Edwin Erickson Re-elected Republican Edwin Erickson 52,93258.4
Democratic Michael T. Farrell37,77341.6
28 Republican Mike Waugh Re-elected Republican Mike Waugh 61,80384.3
Libertarian Edward W. Gately, Sr.11,47915.7
30 Republican John Eichelberger Re-elected Republican John Eichelberger 66,197100.0
32 Democratic Rich Kasunic Re-elected Democratic Rich Kasunic 57,570100.0
34 Republican Jake Corman Re-elected Republican Jake Corman 52,85869.2
Democratic Jon Eich23,48130.8
36 Republican Mike Brubaker Re-elected Republican Mike Brubaker 65,153100.0
38 Democratic Jim Ferlo Re-elected Democratic Jim Ferlo 53,595'100.0
40 Republican Jane Orie Re-elected Republican Jane Orie 51,57857.9
Democratic Dan DeMarco41,95942.2
42 Democratic Wayne Fontana Re-elected Democratic Wayne Fontana 50,994100.0
44 Republican John Rafferty, Jr. Re-elected Republican John Rafferty, Jr. 55,41862.1
Democratic Matt Stehman33,80237.9
46 Democratic Barry Stout Retired Democratic Tim Solobay 39,53053.3
Republican Kris Vanderman34,59746.7
48 Republican Mike Folmer Re-elected Republican Mike Folmer 61,85072.3
Democratic Jo Ellen Litz 23,56527.7
50 Republican Robert D. Robbins Re-elected Republican Robert D. Robbins 57,35081.8
Independent Roberta Biros12,72518.2

References

  1. "2010 General Primary". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  2. Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.