2022 Pennsylvania Senate election

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2022 Pennsylvania Senate election
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All even-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Jake Corman.jpg Jay Costa 2018.png
Leader Jake Corman
(retired)		 Jay Costa
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04)
Leader's seat 34th 43rd
Last election2821
Seats before28 [lower-alpha 1] 21
Seats won1312
Seats after2822
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,190,4101,140,567
Percentage51.03%48.89%
 Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election1
Seats before1
Seats won0
Seats after0
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1
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2022 Pennsylvania Senate Election results map by State Senate District.svg
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Republican:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
Democratic:     50–60%     80–90%     >90%
President Pro Tempore before election

Kim Ward
Republican

President Pro Tempore

Kim Ward
Republican

The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 8, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2022 would begin when the Senate convenes in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years. [1] The election coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, United States House of Representatives elections, and the election of the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Contents

Republicans had controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (28 years).

Special elections

5th senatorial district

In the 2021 elections, Democratic state senator John Sabatina was elected as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia and resigned his seat on December 31. [2] On January 10, Democrats selected ward leader Shawn Dillon as their nominee. [3] Republicans selected Sam Oropeza. [4] Shawn Dillon withdrew from the race after facing a legal challenge due to missing candidate filing paperwork, he was replaced on the ballot by his younger brother and School District of Philadelphia grant compliance monitor Jimmy Dillon. [5] A special election was held on May 17; Dillon won with nearly 57% of the vote. [6]

2022 Pennsylvania Senate, District 5 special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Dillon 17,339 56.69
Republican Sam Oropeza 13,24643.31
Total votes30,585 100.00
Democratic hold

Results summary

Redistricting

Due to redistricting after the 2020 United States census, senators were drawn into new districts. [7]

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

No Democratic incumbents retired in this cycle.

Independents

  1. District 14: John Yudichak retired.

Republicans

  1. District 6: Tommy Tomlinson retired.
  2. District 24: Bob Mensch retired.
  3. District 34: Jake Corman retired to run for governor of Pennsylvania.
  4. District 40: Mario Scavello retired.

Incumbents defeated in primary

Republicans

  1. District 16: Pat Browne lost renomination to Jarrett Coleman. [8]

Primary elections

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Likely RMay 19, 2022

Overview

Statewide outlook
AffiliationCandidatesVotes%Seats beforeSeats upSeats wonSeats after
Republican 221,190,41051.03281313 (Steady2.svg)28
Democratic 221,140,56748.89211112 (Increase2.svg1)22
Libertarian 11,9460.08000 (Steady2.svg)0
Independent 0--110 (Decrease2.svg1)0
Total452,332,923100.0050252550

Close races

Six district races had winning margins of less than 15%:

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 6Republican8%
District 14Democratic (flip)6.9%
District 16Republican8.3%
District 24Republican4%
District 38Democratic11%
District 40Republican11.4%
District 44Democratic11.2%

District breakdown

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
2 Democratic Christine Tartaglione Re-elected Democratic Christine Tartaglione 36,444100.0
4 Democratic Arthur L. Haywood III Re-elected Democratic Arthur L. Haywood III 95,53684.3
Republican Todd Johnson17,74915.7
6 Republican Robert M. Tomlinson Retired [10] Republican Frank Farry [11] 67,23452.7
Democratic Ann Marie Mitchell [12] 57,01244.7
Libertarian Brandon Bentrim [13] 1,9461.5
8 Democratic Anthony H. Williams Re-elected [14] Democratic Anthony H. Williams 63,43785.8
Republican John Hayes10,54214.2
10 Democratic Steve Santarsiero Re-elected [15] Democratic Steve Santarsiero 77,12557.8
Republican Matthew McCullough [16] 54,68441.0
12 Democratic Maria Collett Re-elected Democratic Maria Collett 77,48259.2
Republican Rob Davies52,02239.8
14 Independent John Yudichak Retired [17] Democratic Nick Miller 46,44452.8
Republican Dean Browning [18] 40,36045.9
16 Republican Pat Browne Defeated in primary [8] Republican Jarrett Coleman 68,23853.5
Democratic Mark Pinsley [19] 57,70345.2
18 Democratic Lisa Boscola Re-elected Democratic Lisa Boscola 61,42958.2
Republican John Merhottein42,82840.6
20 Republican Lisa Baker Re-elected Republican Lisa Baker 75,59967.0
Democratic Jackie Baker36,11432.0
22 Democratic Marty Flynn Re-elected Democratic Marty Flynn 53,99959.8
24 Republican Bob Mensch Retired [20] Republican Tracy Pennycuick 62,88351.5
Democratic Jill Dennin58,01747.5
26 Democratic Tim Kearney Re-elected Democratic Tim Kearney 66,40459.4
Republican Frank Agovino44,19539.6
28 Republican Kristin Phillips-Hill Re-elected Republican Kristin Phillips-Hill 74,66565.6
Democratic Judith McCormick Higgins36,33831.9
30 Republican Judy Ward Re-elected [21] Republican Judy Ward 76,84475.4
Democratic Carol Taylor24,04323.6
32 Republican Patrick J. Stefano Re-elected Republican Patrick J. Stefano 76,49674.5
34 Republican Jake Corman Retired to run for Governor [22] Republican Greg Rothman 74,23362.9
Democratic Jim Massey42,59536.1
36 Republican Ryan P. Aument Re-elected Republican Ryan P. Aument 91,710100.0
38 Democratic Lindsey Williams Re-elected Democratic Lindsey Williams 69,83955.0
Republican Lori Mizgorski [23] 55,80844.0
40 Republican Mario Scavello Retired [24] Republican Rosemary Brown [25] 53,79554.5
Democratic Jennifer Shukaitis43,55744.1
42 Democratic Wayne D. Fontana Re-elected Democratic Wayne D. Fontana 85,905100.0
44 Democratic Katie Muth Re-elected Democratic Katie Muth 70,78255.0
Republican Jessica Florio56,34143.8
46 Republican Camera C. Bartolotta Re-elected Republican Camera C. Bartolotta 78,289100.0
48 Republican Chris Gebhard Re-elected [26] Republican Chris Gebhard 74,12067.7
Democratic Calvin Clements34,26331.3
50 Republican Michele Brooks Re-elected Republican Michele Brooks 75,82370.7
Democratic Rianna Czech30,34028.3

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