2023 Pennsylvania elections

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The 2023 Pennsylvania elections took place on November 7, 2023, to fill judicial positions, allow judicial retention votes, and fill numerous county, local and municipal offices, the most prominent being the Mayor of Philadelphia. The necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2023. In addition, special elections for legislative vacancies could be held at various times in 2023.

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Justice of the Supreme Court

2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court election
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Nominee Daniel McCaffery Carolyn Carluccio
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,652,1131,434,945
Percentage53.5%46.5%
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County results
McCaffery:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
Carluccio:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Justice before election

Max Baer
Democratic

Elected Justice

Daniel McCaffery
Democratic

One vacancy occurred after Democratic Chief Justice Max Baer died on September 30, 2022. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Daniel McCaffery

Political parties

Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel D. McCaffery 633,845 60.20%
Democratic Deborah Anne Kunselman419,09039.80%
Total votes1,052,935 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Carolyn Carluccio

Political parties

Patricia McCullough

State legislators

Results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carolyn Carluccio 441,413 53.57%
Republican Patricia McCullough382,51246.43%
Total votes823,925 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Daniel
McCaffery (D)		Carolyn
Carluccio (R)		Undecided
Common Ground (R) [lower-alpha 2] September 21–24, 2023800 (RV)± 3.5%42%36%22%

Endorsements

Daniel McCaffery

Newspapers

Results

2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel D. McCaffery 1,652,113 53.52%
Republican Carolyn T. Carluccio1,434,94546.48%
Total votes3,087,058 100.0%
Democratic hold

Judge of the Superior Court

2023 Pennsylvania Superior Court election
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2 seats of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
 Majority partyMinority party
 
CandidateJill Beck
Timika Lane		Maria Battista
Harry Smail Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Last election78
Seats won96
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote3,003,5732,605,372
Percentage53.55%46.45%
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County results
Democrat:     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
Republican:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

There were two seats up for election. A vacant seat on the court was up for election after the retirement of Judge Jacqueline Shogan in 2021. A second seat was scheduled for election due to the impending mandatory retirement of Judge Emeritus John T. Bender on December 31, 2023. [18]

The election of Jill Beck and Timika Lane, flips the partisan makeup of the Superior Court, from a 8–7 Republican majority, to a 9–6 Democratic majority. [19] However, the makeup was decreased to a 8–6 Democratic majority when Judge Dan McCaffery vacated his seat after being elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Maria Battista
Political parties
Harry Smail
Political parties

Results

Republican primary results (vote for 2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Maria Battista 626,159 52.89%
Republican Harry Smail Jr. 557,707 47.11%
Total votes1,183,866 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Jill Beck (D)

Organizations

Timika Lane (D)

Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results (vote for 2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jill Beck 694,115 40.34%
Democratic Timika Lane 653,020 37.95%
Democratic Patrick Dugan373,61921.71%
Total votes1,720,754 100.0%

General election

Results

2023 Pennsylvania Superior Court election (vote for 2) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jill Beck 1,572,023 28.03%
Democratic Timika Lane 1,431,550 25.52%
Republican Maria Battista1,353,55524.13%
Republican Harry Smail Jr.1,251,81722.32%
Total votes5,608,945 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican
Democratic gain from Republican

Judge of the Commonwealth Court

2023 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court election
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NomineeMatt WolfMegan Martin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,602,1161,452,330
Percentage52.4%47.6%
Judge before election

Kevin Brobson
Republican

Elected Judge

Matt Wolf
Democratic

There was one vacancy on the Commonwealth Court when then-Judge Kevin Brobson vacated his seat after being elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2021. [24]

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements
Megan Martin

Political parties

Results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Megan Martin 501,693 62.97%
Republican Joshua Prince294,97937.03%
Total votes796,672 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

Results

Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthew S. Wolf 577,470 57.23%
Democratic Bryan Neft431,59542.77%
Total votes1,009,065 100.0%

General election

Results

2023 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court election [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matthew S. Wolf 1,602,116 52.45%
Republican Megan Martin1,452,33047.55%
Total votes3,054,446 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Judicial retention

Superior Court

President Judge Jack A. Panella (D) and Judge Victor P. Stabile (R) were scheduled for retention votes in 2023. Both informed the Pennsylvania Department of State that they would seek retention. [27] [3]

President Judge Jack A. Panella (D) retention, 2023
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,778,31867.29
No864,59432.71
Total votes2,642,912100.00
Source: PA Department of State [17]
Judge Victor P. Stabile (R) retention, 2023
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes1,577,55061.08
No1,005,33638.92
Total votes2,582,886100.00
Source: PA Department of State [17]

Municipal elections

Philadelphia

Mayor

City council

City Controller special election

A special election took place after the resignation of City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart in October 2022 to run for mayor. [28]

Democratic primary
Candidates

Declared

Did not file

  • Karen Javaruski, enterprise risk management professional [32]

Withdrawn

Endorsements
Christy Brady

U.S. Representatives

State senators

State representatives

Philadelphia city councilmembers

Local officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Newspapers and other media

Organizations

Political parties

Alexandra Hunt

Organizations

Gregg Kavitz (withdrawn)

Organizations

John Thomas

State representatives

Philadelphia city councilors

Labor unions

Newspapers and other media

Results
Democratic primary [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christy Brady 86,884 46.1
Democratic Alexandra Hunt 59,06831.4
Democratic John Thomas42,29222.5
Write-in 1700
Total votes188,414 100
Republican primary
Candidates

Declared

Results
Republican primary [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Aaron Bashir 13,545 99.1
Write-in 1210
Total votes13,666 100
General election
Results
2023 Philadelphia City Controller special election [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christy Brady 221,941 80.87
Republican Aaron Bashir52,18919.02
Write-in 2980.11
Total votes274,428 100.00

Allegheny County

County Executive

District Attorney

Democratic primary
Declared
Endorsements
Matt Dugan

Organizations

Results
2023 Allegheny County District Attorney election, Democratic primary [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matt Dugan 94,974 55.62%
Democratic Stephen Zappala (incumbent)75,57544.26%
Write-in 1960.11%
Total votes170,745 100%
General election
Results

Incumbent Stephen Zappala accepted the Republican nomination upon losing the Democratic primary, though he remained a registered Democrat. [58]

2023 Allegheny County District Attorney election [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stephen Zappala (incumbent) 188,215 51.54
Democratic Matt Dugan176,55948.35
Write-in 3760.10
Total votes365,150 100.00

Special elections

Pennsylvania State Senate

27th senatorial district

On November 28, 2022, state senator John Gordner announced his resignation in order to serve as counsel to interim Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward. Gordner's resignation was effective on November 30. A special election to replace Gordner was held on January 31, 2023. [60]

Democrats nominated speech pathologist Patricia Lawton while Republicans nominated State Representative Lynda Schlegel-Culver. Libertarians had nominated business consultant and constable Thomas Anderson, but he failed to file the necessary paperwork in time and his lawsuit for ballot access was denied by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. [61] [62]

2023 Pennsylvania Senate, District 27 special election [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynda Schlegel-Culver 24,462 69.68
Democratic Patricia Lawton10,64330.32
Total votes35,105 100.00
Republican hold

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Three vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives opened between Election Day 2022 and the start of the 2023 session in January. The vacancies have made the difference between Democratic and Republican control, and paralyzed the chamber due to representatives' inability to agree on basic operating rules. [64]

32nd district

2023 Pennsylvania's 32nd House of Representatives district special election
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Pennsylvania's 32nd House of Representatives district
 
Candidate Joe McAndrew Clay Walker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote9,6013,195
Percentage74.63%24.84%
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Precinct results
McAndrew:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Walker:      50–60%
State representative before election

Tony DeLuca
Democratic

Elected State representative

Joe McAndrew
Democratic

On October 9, 2022, incumbent representative Anthony DeLuca died of lymphoma while seeking reelection. The time of his death occurred after the deadline to conduct candidate substitutions, causing his name to remain on the ballot. Despite his death, he defeated Green challenger Queonia Livingston, receiving 85% of the vote. [65] A special election to replace DeLuca was held on February 7, 2023. [66]

Democrats nominated Penn Hills Democratic Committee chair Joe McAndrew. [64] [67] Republicans nominated pastor and Army veteran Clay Walker. [68] [69] 2022 Green Party candidate Queonia Livingston had filed nomination papers but they were rejected by the Pennsylvania Department of State. [70]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 32 special election [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe McAndrew 9,601 74.63
Republican Clay Walker3,19524.84
Write-in 680.53
Total votes12,864 100.00
Democratic hold

34th district

2023 Pennsylvania's 34th House of Representatives district special election
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Pennsylvania's 34th House of Representatives district
 
Candidate Abigail Salisbury Robert Pagane
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote10,2821,416
Percentage87.60%12.06%
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Precinct results
Salisbury:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
State representative before election

Summer Lee
Democratic

Elected State representative

Abigail Salisbury
Democratic

On On November 8, 2022, incumbent representative Summer Lee was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, while simultaneously running unopposed for reelection to the 34th legislative district. Pennsylvania's constitution forbids General Assembly lawmakers from holding another office, but does not prevent them from running for reelection while seeking another office. A special election to replace Lee was held on February 7, 2023. [72]

Democrats nominated Swissvale borough councilor Abigail Salisbury while Republicans nominated Robert Pagane, a kickboxing instructor. [64] [68] [69] [73]

Abigail Salisbury (D)

Organizations

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 34 special election [75]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Abigail Salisbury 10,282 87.60
Republican Robert Pagane1,41612.06
Write-in 390.33
Total votes11,737 100.00
Democratic hold

35th district

2023 Pennsylvania's 35th House of Representatives district special election
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Pennsylvania's 35th House of Representatives district
 
Candidate Matt Gergely Don Nevills
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote6,7902,302
Percentage73.66%24.97%
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Precinct results
Gergely:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Nevills:      50–60%
State representative before election

Austin Davis
Democratic

Elected State representative

Matt Gergely
Democratic

On January 4, 2022, incumbent representative Austin Davis announced he would be seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, with Josh Shapiro's endorsement. [76] He was nominated to be on the ticket on May 18 and was elected to the position in the general election. Davis was subsequently reelected to represent the 35th district, defeating Republican challenger Donald Nevills with 65% of the vote. Pennsylvania's constitution forbids General Assembly lawmakers from holding another office, but does not prevent them from running for reelection while seeking another office. A special election to replace Davis was held on February 7, 2023. [72]

Democrats nominated McKeesport official Matt Gergely, brother of previous seatholder Marc Gergely. [64] [77] Republicans nominated their 2022 general election nominee Don Nevills. [68] [69]

Matt Gergely (D)

Organizations Planned Parenthood PA PAC [78]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 35 special election [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matt Gergely 6,790 73.66
Republican Don Nevills2,30224.97
Write-in 1261.37
Total votes9,218 100.00
Democratic hold

108th district

2023 Pennsylvania's 108th House of Representatives district special election
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Pennsylvania's 108th House of Representatives district
 
Candidate Mike Stender Trevor Finn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,6004,318
Percentage58.3%38.2%
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Precinct results
Stender:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Finn:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
State representative before election

Lynda Schlegel-Culver
Republican

Elected State representative

Mike Stender
Republican

On January 31, 2023, incumbent representative Lynda Schlegel-Culver was elected to Pennsylvania's 27th Senatorial district in a special election amid the resignation of Senator John Gordner. [80] House Speaker Joanna McClinton announced a special election for May 16 in conjunction with the 2023 primary. [81]

Republicans nominated Shikellamy School Board Member Mike Stender, while Democrats nominated Montour County Commissioner Trevor Finn. [82] Libertarians nominated Marine Corps veteran Elijah Scretching. [83]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108 special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Stender 6,600 58.35
Democratic Trevor Finn4,31838.18
Libertarian Elijah Scretching3933.47
Total votes11,311 100.00
Republican hold

163rd district

2023 Pennsylvania's 163rd House of Representatives district special election
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Pennsylvania's 163rd House of Representatives district
 
Candidate Heather Boyd Kathleen Ford
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote9,4156,040
Percentage60.2%38.6%
State representative before election

Michael Zabel
Democratic

Elected State representative

Heather Boyd
Democratic

On March 8, 2023, incumbent representative Michael Zabel resigned from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, effective March 16, following a sexual harassment controversy. [84] [85] House Speaker Joanna McClinton announced a special election for May 16 in conjunction with the 2023 primary. [86]

Democrats nominated Heather Boyd, a senior staffer to Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon and former Upper Darby School Board member. [87] Republicans nominated Kathleen "Katie" Ford, an Army veteran and special education therapist. [88] Libertarians nominated Alfe Goodwin, a retired Philadelphia Police officer and nominee for this district in 2022. [89]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 163 special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Heather Boyd 9,415 60.16
Republican Kathleen Ford6,04038.60
Libertarian Alfe Goodwin1941.24
Total votes15,649 100.00
Democratic hold

21st district

2023 Pennsylvania's 21st House of Representatives district special election
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Pennsylvania's 21st House of Representatives district
 
Candidate Lindsay Powell Erin Connolly Autenreith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote7,3183,848
Percentage65.54%34.46%
State representative before election

Sara Innamorato
Democratic

Elected State representative

Lindsay Powell
Democratic

On July 19, 2023, incumbent representative Sara Innamorato resigned from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after becoming the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County Executive. House Speaker Joanna McClinton announced a special election for September 19. [90]

Democrats nominated Lindsay Powell, a nonprofit executive, while Republicans nominated Erin Connolly Autenreith, a realtor and local Republican Party chair. [91]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21 special election [92]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lindsay Powell 7,318 65.54
Republican Erin Autenreith3,84834.46
Total votes11,166 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑
    • Key:
    • A – all adults
    • RV – registered voters
    • LV – likely voters
    • V – unclear
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation, a conservative think tank.

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