Melissa Ann Hart is an American lawyer and politician. She was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007,representing western Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. She was the first Republican woman to represent Pennsylvania at the federal level. Prior to her service in Congress,Hart served in the Pennsylvania Senate,where she chaired the finance committee. She was the first Republican woman elected to serve a full term in the Pennsylvania Senate in 1990 when she was 28 years old. In her first run for office,Hart defeated an incumbent in a senate district that included parts of Allegheny,Westmoreland and Armstrong counties. In the 2006 midterm elections,Hart lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Jason Altmire. She challenged Altmire again in the 2008 election,but was defeated again.
The 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2010,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in Pennsylvania and other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Frank LaGrotta is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 10th District from 1987 to 2006.
Jesse J. White is a former attorney and former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 46th District since 2007. His district included portions of Washington,Allegheny and Beaver Counties.
Louis John Barletta is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as mayor of Hazleton,Pennsylvania,from 2000 to 2010.
The 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2002,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Schweiker,who took office in 2001 when Tom Ridge resigned to become Homeland Security Advisor,was eligible to run for a full term,but did not do so. Democrat Ed Rendell,the former mayor of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee,emerged from a competitive primary to win the general election against Republican Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher.
James E. Marshall is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 14th District since 2007 and is a member of the Republican Party.
Michele Brooks is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 50th District. Prior to her election to the State Senate in 2014,she served as a member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 17th District and was elected in 2006.
Samuel E. Rohrer is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 128th District.
The 2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 2,2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Arlen Specter won re-election to a fifth term. As of 2022,this is the last time a Republican statewide candidate won Montgomery and Delaware Counties and won more than 25% of the vote in Philadelphia.
Jeff Coleman is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey,Jr. ran for and won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican nominee Tom Smith,and Libertarian nominee Rayburn Smith.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania,a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held Tuesday,April 24.
The 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Pennsylvania,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on May 15. Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. ran for re-election to a third term. Casey,who faced no primary opposition,defeated the Republican nominee,Lou Barletta,Green Party nominee Neal Gale,and Libertarian Party nominee Dale Kerns. Casey was the first senator to be elected to a third term from Pennsylvania since Arlen Specter in 1992,and the first Pennsylvania Democrat to be popularly elected to three terms in the Senate.
The 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania,concurrently with the election of Pennsylvania's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. Incumbent Governor Tom Wolf won re-election to a second term by a double-digit margin,defeating Republican challenger Scott Wagner and two third-party candidates from the Green Party,Paul Glover and Libertarian Party,Ken Krawchuk. The primary elections were held on May 15. This was the only Democratic-held governorship up for election in 2018 in a state Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Pennsylvania and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro defeated State Senator Doug Mastriano by 14.8 percentage points to succeed term-limited incumbent governor Tom Wolf (D). Primaries were held on May 17,2022. Shapiro won the Democratic nomination after running unopposed and Mastriano won the Republican nomination with 44% of the vote. Mastriano's nomination drew attention due to his far-right political views.
The 2018 Pennsylvania state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Pennsylvania State Senate,Pennsylvania House of Representatives,and various others. Primary elections took place on May 15,2018.
