2022 Pennsylvania Senate election
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The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 8, 2022, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2022 will 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 will coincide with the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, United States House of Representatives elections, and the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (27 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] A special election has been scheduled by Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman for May 17.
On January 10, Democrats selected ward leader Shawn Dillon as their nominee.[3] Republicans have yet to select a nominee.[3]
General election overview[]
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats before | Seats up | Seats won | Seats after | |
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| Republican | 28 | 14 | ||||||
| Democratic | 3 | 21 | 10 | |||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Libertarian | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | TBD | 100 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | ||
District breakdown[]
Due to redistricting after the 2020 United States census, several representatives have been drawn into new districts, and some districts have no incumbent.[4]
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 2 | Democratic | Christine Tartaglione | TBD | ||||||
| 4 | Democratic | Arthur L. Haywood III | TBD | ||||||
| 6 | Republican | Robert M. Tomlinson | TBD | ||||||
| 8 | Democratic | Anthony H. Williams | Running[5] | Democratic | Anthony H. Williams | ||||
| Democratic | Paul Prescod[5] | ||||||||
| 10 | Democratic | Steve Santarsiero | TBD | ||||||
| 12 | Democratic | Maria Collett | TBD | ||||||
| 14 | Independent | John Yudichak | TBD | ||||||
| 16 | Republican | Pat Browne | Democratic | Mark Pinsley[6] | |||||
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| 18 | Democratic | Lisa Boscola | TBD | ||||||
| 20 | Republican | Lisa Baker | TBD | ||||||
| 22 | Democratic | Marty Flynn | TBD | ||||||
| 24 | Republican | Bob Mensch | Retiring[7] | TBD | |||||
| 26 | Democratic | Tim Kearney | TBD | ||||||
| 28 | Republican | Kristin Phillips-Hill | TBD | ||||||
| 30 | Republican | Judy Ward | TBD | ||||||
| 32 | Republican | Patrick J. Stefano | TBD | ||||||
| 34 | Republican | Jake Corman | Retiring to run for Governor[8] | Democratic | Robert Zeigler[9] | ||||
| 36 | Republican | Ryan P. Aument | TBD | ||||||
| 38 | Democratic | Lindsey Williams | TBD | ||||||
| 40 | Republican | Mario Scavello | TBD | ||||||
| 42 | Democratic | Wayne D. Fontana | TBD | ||||||
| 44 | Democratic | Katie Muth | Running | Democratic | Katie Muth | ||||
| 46 | Republican | Camera C. Bartolotta | TBD | ||||||
| 48 | Republican | Chris Gebhard | TBD | ||||||
| 50 | Republican | Michele Brooks | TBD | ||||||
See also[]
- 2022 Pennsylvania elections
- Elections in Pennsylvania
References[]
- ^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Members of the Senate". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Brennan, Chris (January 7, 2022). "Democrats in Northeast Philly face off for a special election, with more to come". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Waring, Tom (January 11, 2022). "Dems pick ward leader Dillon for Senate special election". Northeast Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Caruso, Stephen (December 17, 2021). "The Capital-Star's 2022 Pa. incumbent retirement and primary tracker". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Owens, Ernest (January 6, 2022). "These 4 Big Political Questions Will Loom Over Philly in 2022". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "Lehigh County controller announces bid against Pat Browne for state Senate". WFMZ-TV. July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Damon C. (October 15, 2021). "Veteran PA State Sen. Bob Mensch announces retirement, cites age, workload". Bucks County Courier Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Corman won't seek another Senate term amid run for governor". Associated Press. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Penns Valley resident Robert Zeigler announces plan to run for Jake Corman's PA Senate Seat". Centre Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
External links[]
- Electionreturns.pa.gov, Pennsylvania Department of State
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Pennsylvania", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Pennsylvania: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
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