Pennsylvania Senate, District 26

Pennsylvania's 26th State Senate district
Senator	Tim Kearney D – Swarthmore
Population (2021)	255,232

Pennsylvania State Senate District 26 includes part of Delaware County. It is currently represented by Democrat Tim Kearney.

District profile

The district includes the following areas: ^[1]

• Aldan
• Clifton Heights
• East Lansdowne
• Glenolden
• Lansdowne
• Marple Township
• Media
• Millbourne
• Morton
• Newtown Township
• Prospect Park
• Ridley Park
• Ridley Township
• Rutledge
• Springfield Township
• Swarthmore
• Upper Darby Township
• Upper Providence Township

Senators

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note	Counties
George B. Stevenson	Republican	1939–1962		Former Lock Haven mayor (1935–37) in Clinton County. [2]	Cameron, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest [3]
Lyle G. Hall	Democratic	1963–1968			Cameron, Clarion, Clinton, Elk, Forest [4]
		1965–1966			Clarion, Elk, Forest [4]
		1967–1968			Delaware (part) [4]
Clyde R. Dengler	Republican	1969–1974			Delaware (part) [5]
John James Sweeney	Democratic	1975–1978			Delaware (part) [3]
F. Joseph Loeper, Jr.	Republican	1979–2000		Resigned December 31, 2000. [6]	Delaware (part) [7]
Edwin B. Erickson	Republican	2001–2014		Elected March 20, 2001 to fill vacancy. [8]	Delaware (part) [9]
		2005–2014			Delaware (part), Chester (part) [10]
Thomas J. McGarrigle	Republican	2015–2019			Delaware (part), Chester (part) [11]
Tim Kearney	Democratic	2019–present		Incumbent	Delaware (part), Chester (part) [11]

Recent election results

PA Senate election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Kearney (incumbent)	65,675	59.9
	Republican	Frank Agovino	44,045	40.1
Total votes			109,720	100.0
	Democratic hold

PA Senate election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Kearney	65,660	54.3
	Republican	Thomas J. McGarrigle (incumbent)	55,287	45.7
Total votes			120,947	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

PA Senate election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas J. McGarrigle	45,910	52.1
	Democratic	John I. Kane	42,170	47.9
Total votes			88,080	100.0
	Republican hold

PA Senate election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin Erickson (incumbent)	54,408	58.6
	Democratic	Michael Farrell	38,413	41.4
Total votes			92,821	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. "2021 Final Reapportionment Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
2. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Stevenson to Steward". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'S'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
4. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'H'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
5. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'D'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
6. Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1999-2000" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.
7. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'L'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
8. "2001 Special Election for the 26th Senatorial District". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
9. Cox, Harold (2004). "Senate Members 'E'". Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2004. Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
10. "Senate Districts 2001" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
11. "Pennsylvania Senate Districts 2012" (PDF). Pennsylvania Redistricting. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

• Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . Wilkes University.