Electoral history of Arlen Specter

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Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania

Electoral history of Arlen Specter, former United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1981–2011), Chairman of the Senate Committees on Intelligence (1995–1997), Veterans' Affairs (1997–2001, 2001 and 2003–2005) and Judiciary (2005–2007), as well as a candidate for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.

Originally a Democrat, Specter switched to the Republican Party in 1965 and to the Democrats again in 2009.

1960s[]

Philadelphia district attorney election, 1965:[1]

  • Jim Crumlish (D) (inc.) – 289,522 (46.90%)
  • Arlen Specter (R) – 327,787 (53.10%)

Philadelphia mayoral election, 1967:[2]

  • James Tate (D) (inc.) – 353,326 (48.97%)
  • Arlen Specter (R) – 342,578 (47.48%)
  • (Constitution) – 9,931 (1.38%)
  • Cecil B. Moore (Political Freedom Rights) – 9,031 (1.25%)
  • (Conservative) – 6,675 (0.93%)

Philadelphia district attorney election, 1969:[3]

  • (D) – 244,544 (40.96%)
  • Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 346,294 (58.00%)
  • (Consumer) – 6,189 (1.04%)

1970s[]

Philadelphia district attorney election, 1973:[4]

  • Emmett Fitzpatrick (D) – 231,505 (53.48%)
  • Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 201,342 (46.52%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1976:[5]

  • John Heinz III – 358,715 (37.84%)
  • Arlen Specter – 332,513 (35.08%)
  • – 160,379 (16.92%)
  • – 46,828 (4.94%)
  • – 29,160 (3.08%)
  • Francis Worley – 20,421 (2.15%)

Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978:[6]

1980s[]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1980:[7]

  • Arlen Specter – 419,372 (36.40%)
  • – 382,281 (33.18%)
  • Edward L. Howard – 148,200 (12.86%)
  • – 52,408 (4.55%)
  • Andrew J. Watson – 43,992 (3.82%)
  • – 38,164 (3.31%)
  • – 36,982 (3.21%)
  • Francis Worley – 30,660 (2.66%)

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1980:[8]

  • Arlen Specter (R) – 2,230,404 (50.48%)
  • Pete Flaherty (D) – 2,122,391 (48.04%)
  • (Socialist Workers) – 27,229 (0.62%)
  • (Libertarian) – 18,595 (0.42%)
  • (Consumer) – 16,089 (0.36%)
  • (Communist) – 3,334 (0.08%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1986:[9]

  • Arlen Specter (inc.) – 434,623 (76.21%)
  • – 135,673 (23.79%)

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1986:[10]

  • Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 1,906,537 (56.44%)
  • Bob Edgar (D) – 1,448,219 (42.87%)
  • (Consumer) – 23,470 (0.70%)

1990s[]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1992:[11]

  • Arlen Specter (inc.) – 683,118 (65.08%)
  • Stephen F. Freind – 366,608 (34.92%)

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1992:[12]

  • Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 2,358,125 (48.90%)
  • Lynn Yeakel (D) – 2,244,966 (46.55%)
  • (LBT) – 219,319 (4.55%)

Iowa Republican straw poll, 1995:[13]

1996 Republican presidential primaries:[14]

(* – write-in)

Specter withdrew from the race before first primaries and endorsed Dole.

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1998:[15]

  • Arlen Specter (inc.) – 376,322 (67.21%)
  • – 101,120 (18.06%)
  • – 82,168 (14.67%)
  • Scattering – 328 (0.06%)

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1998:[16]

  • Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 1,814,180 (61.34%)
  • Bill Lloyd (D) – 1,028,839 (34.79%)
  • (Constitution) – 68,377 (2.31%)
  • (Libertarian) – 46,103 (1.56%)

2000s[]

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 2004:[17]

  • Arlen Specter (inc.) – 530,839 (50.82%)
  • Pat Toomey – 513,693 (49.18%)
Results of 2004 election by counties

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2004:[18]

  • Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 2,925,080 (52.62%)
  • Joe Hoeffel (D) – 2,334,126 (41.99%)
  • James N. Clymer (Constitution) – 220,056 (3.96%)
  • (Libertarian) – 79,263 (1.43%)
  • Scattering – 580 (0.01%)

2010s[]

Democratic primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 2010[19]

  • Joe Sestak – 565,342 (53.9%)
  • Arlen Specter (inc.) – 482,980 (46.1%)

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Philadelphia District Attorney Race - Nov 02, 1965".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - Philadelphia Mayor Race - Nov 07, 1967".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - Philadelphia District Attorney Race - Nov 04, 1969".
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - Philadelphia District Attorney Race - Nov 06, 1973".
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate - R Primary Race - Apr 27, 1976".
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA Governor - R Primary Race - May 16, 1978".
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate - R Primary Race - Apr 22, 1980".
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1980".
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate- R Primary Race - May 20, 1986".
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1986".
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate - R Primary Race - Apr 28, 1992".
  12. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1992".
  13. ^ "Our Campaigns - Iowa GOP Presidential Straw Poll Race - Aug 19, 1995".
  14. ^ "Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Jul 07, 1996".
  15. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate - R Primary Race - May 19, 1998".
  16. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1998".
  17. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate - R Primary Race - Apr 27, 2004".
  18. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 02, 2004".
  19. ^ "2010 General Primary". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
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