2012 Pennsylvania Senate election

The 2012 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 6, 2012, with all odd-numbered districts being contested.^[1] The primary elections were held on April 24, 2012.^[2] The term of office for those elected in 2012 began when the Senate convened in January 2013. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected to four-year terms, with 25 of the 50 seats contested every two years.^[3]

Make-up of the Senate following the 2012 elections[]

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	23
	Republican	27
Total		50

General election[]

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Democratic	Larry Farnese	Re-elected	Democratic	Larry Farnese	95,612	82.40
1	Democratic	Larry Farnese	Re-elected	Republican	Al Gambone	20,421	17.60
3	Democratic	Shirley Kitchen	Re-elected	Democratic	Shirley Kitchen	101,151	100.00
5	Democratic	Mike Stack	Re-elected	Democratic	Mike Stack	65,587	71.65
5	Democratic	Mike Stack	Re-elected	Republican	Mike Tomlinson	25,954	28.35
7	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	Re-elected	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	105,146	100.00
9	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	Re-elected	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	73,003	55.40
9	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	Re-elected	Democratic	Pat Worrell	58,769	44.60
11	Democratic	Judy Schwank	Re-elected	Democratic	Judy Schwank	63,796	64.37
11	Democratic	Judy Schwank	Re-elected	Republican	Karen Mogel	35,318	35.63
13	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	Re-elected	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	64,153	55.72
13	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	Re-elected	Democratic	Tom O'Brien	50,981	44.28
15	Republican	Jeff Piccola	Retired	Democratic	Rob Teplitz	61,139	51.53
15	Republican	Jeff Piccola	Retired	Republican	John McNally	57,504	48.47
17	Democratic	Daylin Leach	Re-elected	Democratic	Daylin Leach	78,508	63.20
17	Democratic	Daylin Leach	Re-elected	Republican	Charles Gehret	45,707	36.80
19	Democratic	Andy Dinniman	Re-elected	Democratic	Andy Dinniman	83,589	57.45
19	Democratic	Andy Dinniman	Re-elected	Republican	Chris Amentas	61,914	42.55
21	Republican	Mary Jo White	Retired	Republican	Scott Hutchinson	75,905	100.00
23	Republican	Gene Yaw	Re-elected	Republican	Gene Yaw	66,277	69.73
23	Republican	Gene Yaw	Re-elected	Democratic	Luana Cleveland	28,771	30.27
25	Republican	Joe Scarnati	Re-elected	Republican	Joseph B. Scarnati	75,096	100.00
27	Republican	John Gordner	Re-elected	Republican	John Gordner	75,667	100.00
29	Republican	Dave Argall	Re-elected	Republican	Dave Argall	56,837	56.16
29	Republican	Dave Argall	Re-elected	Democratic	Tim Seip	44,365	43.84
31	Republican	Pat Vance	Re-elected	Republican	Pat Vance	123,096	100.00
33	Republican	Rich Alloway	Re-elected	Republican	Rich Alloway	81,503	70.74
33	Republican	Rich Alloway	Re-elected	Democratic	Bruce Neylon	33,716	29.26
35	Democratic	John Wozniak	Re-elected	Democratic	John Wozniak	46,637	50.98
35	Democratic	John Wozniak	Re-elected	Republican	Tim Houser	44,844	49.02
37	Republican	John Pippy	Retired	Democratic	Matthew H. Smith	70,883	52.61
37	Republican	John Pippy	Retired	Republican	Dakshinamurthy Raja	63,854	47.39
39	Republican	Kim Ward	Re-elected	Republican	Kim Ward	92,984	86.96
39	Republican	Kim Ward	Re-elected	Independent	Ron Gazze	13,946	13.04
41	Republican	Don White	Re-elected	Republican	Don White	82,761	100.00
43	Democratic	Jay Costa	Re-elected	Democratic	Jay Costa	94,779	100.00
45	Democratic	Jim Brewster	Re-elected	Democratic	Jim Brewster	72,189	100.00
47	Republican	Elder Vogel	Re-elected	Republican	Elder Vogel	57,613	57.06
47	Republican	Elder Vogel	Re-elected	Democratic	Kim Villella	43,348	42.94
49	Republican	Jane Earll	Retired	Democratic	Sean Wiley	60,921	60.01
49	Republican	Jane Earll	Retired	Republican	Janet Anderson	40,592	39.99

Source: Pennsylvania Department of State^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2012 General Election - Senator in the General Assembly". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ "2012 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ "Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1968, Article II". Duquesne University. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[results-1] "2012 General Election - Senator in the General Assembly". Pennsylvania Department of State. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[2] "2012 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

[3] "Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1968, Article II". Duquesne University. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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