2020 Pennsylvania Senate election
The 2020 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 3, 2020, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on June 2, 2020.[1] The term of office for those elected in 2020 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2021. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years.[2] The election will coincide with the 2020 United States presidential election, United States House of Representatives elections, and the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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A special election was held on January 14, 2020, to determine Dave Arnold as the next state senator for the 48th district after Mike Folmer's resignation in September 2019.[3][4]
Special election
48th senatorial district
A special election for the 33rd senatorial district was held on January 14 following Republican State Senator Mike Folmer's resignation after being arrested for possession of child pornography.[5] Democrats selected Lebanon Valley College associate professor Michael Schroeder as their nominee, while Republicans nominated Lebanon County District Attorney Dave Arnold.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Arnold | 18,234 | 68.70 | |
| Democratic | Michael Schroeder | 9,950 | 35.30 | |
| Total votes | 28,184 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
General election overview
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats before | Seats up | Seats won | Seats after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 20 | 1,636,593 | 50.87 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 28 | |
| Democratic | 24 | 1,580,922 | 49.13 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 21 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | TBD | 3,217,515 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | |
Results by district
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic | Larry Farnese | Lost in primary | Democratic | Nikil Saval | 121,855 | 100.00% | ||
| 3 | Democratic | Sharif Street | Unopposed | Democratic | Sharif Street | 87,162 | 100.00% | ||
| 5 | Democratic | John Sabatina | Unopposed | Democratic | John Sabatina | 67,365 | 100.00% | ||
| 7 | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | Unopposed | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | 112,759 | 100.00% | ||
| 9 | Republican | Tom Killion | Lost Re-election | Democratic | John I. Kane | 80,083 | 51.95% | ||
| Republican | Tom Killion | 74,078 | 48.05% | ||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Judy Schwank | Re-elected | Democratic | Judy Schwank | 64,011 | 58.61% | ||
| Republican | Annette Baker | 45,205 | 41.39% | ||||||
| 13 | Republican | Scott Martin | Re-elected | Republican | Scott Martin | 73,046 | 55.63% | ||
| Democratic | Janet Diaz | 58,267 | 44.37% | ||||||
| 15 | Republican | John DiSanto | Re-elected | Republican | John DiSanto | 70,041 | 51.73% | ||
| Democratic | George Scott | 65,366 | 48.27% | ||||||
| 17 | Democratic | Daylin Leach | Lost in primary | Democratic | Amanda Cappelletti | 104,273 | 65.85% | ||
| Republican | Ellen Fisher | 54,066 | 34.15% | ||||||
| 19 | Democratic | Andy Dinniman | Retired[8] | Democratic | Carolyn Comitta | 87,636 | 57.45% | ||
| Republican | Kevin Runey | 64,907 | 42.55% | ||||||
| 21 | Republican | Scott Hutchinson | Re-elected | Republican | Scott Hutchinson | 96,811 | 70.93% | ||
| Democratic | Shelbie Stromyer | 39,677 | 29.07% | ||||||
| 23 | Republican | Eugene Yaw | Re-elected | Republican | Eugene Yaw | 86,655 | 73.10% | ||
| Democratic | Jaclyn Baker | 31,888 | 26.90% | ||||||
| 25 | Republican | Joe Scarnati | Retired[9] | Republican | Cris Dush | 88,688 | 74.43% | ||
| Democratic | Margaret S. Brown | 30,457 | 25.57% | ||||||
| 27 | Republican | John Gordner | Re-elected | Republican | John Gordner | 83,166 | 72.28% | ||
| Democratic | Michelle Siegel | 31,891 | 27.72% | ||||||
| 29 | Republican | Dave Argall | Unopposed | Republican | Dave Argall | 104,193 | 100.00% | ||
| 31 | Republican | Mike Regan | Re-elected | Republican | Mike Regan | 94,459 | 60.48% | ||
| Democratic | Shanna Danielson | 61,714 | 39.52% | ||||||
| 33 | Republican | Doug Mastriano | Re-elected | Republican | Doug Mastriano | 95,682 | 68.65% | ||
| Democratic | Richard Sterner | 43,678 | 31.35% | ||||||
| 35 | Republican | Wayne Langerholc | Re-elected | Republican | Wayne Langerholc | 91,457 | 73.64% | ||
| Democratic | Shaun Dougherty | 32,742 | 26.36% | ||||||
| 37 | Democratic | Pam Iovino | Lost re-election | Republican | Devlin Robinson | 91,092 | 52.07% | ||
| Democratic | Pam Iovino | 83,845 | 47.93% | ||||||
| 39 | Republican | Kim Ward | Re-elected | Republican | Kim Ward | 91,938 | 67.65% | ||
| Democratic | Tay Waltenbaugh | 43,970 | 32.35% | ||||||
| 41 | Republican | Joe Pittman | Re-elected | Republican | Joe Pittman | 91,754 | 72.83% | ||
| Democratic | Anthony Deloreto | 34,223 | 27.17% | ||||||
| 43 | Democratic | Jay Costa | Unopposed | Democratic | Jay Costa | 117,255 | 100.00% | ||
| 45 | Democratic | Jim Brewster | Re-elected | Democratic | Jim Brewster | 66,261 | 50.03% | ||
| Republican | Nicole Ziccarelli | 66,192 | 49.97% | ||||||
| 47 | Republican | Elder Vogel | Re-elected | Republican | Elder Vogel | 87,423 | 66.50% | ||
| Democratic | Stephen Krizan | 44,051 | 33.50% | ||||||
| 49 | Republican | Dan Laughlin | Re-elected | Republican | Dan Laughlin | 69,813 | 59.82% | ||
| Democratic | Julie Slomski | 46,900 | 40.18% | ||||||
See also
References
- "Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Members of the Senate". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- Kulp, Andrew; Shelly, Nora (September 25, 2019). "Mike Folmer Pa. state Senate seat: Date set for special election". Lebanon Daily News. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via MSN.
- Naylor, Sean (January 14, 2020). "Lebanon County DA Dave Arnold will be the next state senator for PA's 48th district". WPMT. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- Nguyen, Tin (2020-01-21). "Pennsylvania state senator Mike Folmer arrested for child pornography". WTAJ - www.wearecentralpa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- Cole, John (2019-10-21). "SD48: Arnold, Schroeder Nominated in Special Election". PoliticsPA. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- "Pennsylvania Elections - Official Results". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- "Sen. Dinniman won't seek re-election, plans to retire". Daily Local News. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- Micek, John (12 February 2020). "Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati is not seeking re-election". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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)
- National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Pennsylvania 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org
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