Pennsylvania Senate elections, 2008
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 4, 2008, with odd-numbered districts being contested. Republicans had a net gain of 1 seat for the 2008 elections, expanding their majority to 30-20. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2008 will run from December 1, 2008 until December 1, 2012. Necessary primary elections were held on April 22, 2008.[1]
Make-up of the Senate following the 2008 elections
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 20 | |
| Republican | 30 | |
| Total | 50 | |
General Elections
(see note)
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic | Vincent J. Fumo | retired | Democratic | Larry Farnese | 92,088 | 80.8% | ||
| Republican | Jack Morley | 21,869 | 19.2% | ||||||
| 3 | Democratic | Shirley M. Kitchen | re-elected | Democratic | Shirley M. Kitchen | 93,539 | 88.4% | ||
| Republican | Robert Nix | 12,270 | 11.6% | ||||||
| 5 | Democratic | Michael J. Stack III | re-elected | Democratic | Michael J. Stack III | 69,284 | 72.0% | ||
| Republican | John Farley | 69,284 | 28.0% | ||||||
| 7 | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | re-elected | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | 99,346 | 85.5% | ||
| Republican | Marc Perry | 16,860 | 14.5% | ||||||
| 9 | Republican | Dominic Pileggi | re-elected | Republican | Dominic Pileggi | 74,669 | 58.1% | ||
| Democratic | John Linder | 53,795 | 41.9% | ||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Michael A. O'Pake | re-elected | Democratic | Michael A. O'Pake | 73,686 | 71.4% | ||
| Republican | Stephen Fuhs | 29,445 | 28.6% | ||||||
| 13 | Republican | Gibson E. Armstrong | retired | Republican | Lloyd Smucker | 65,708 | 57.0% | ||
| Democratic | Jose Urdaneta | 49,515 | 43.0% | ||||||
| 15 | Republican | Jeffrey E. Piccola | re-elected | Republican | Jeffrey E. Piccola | 63,829 | 52.0% | ||
| Democratic | Judy Hirsch | 59,014 | 48.0% | ||||||
| 17 | Democratic | Connie Williams | retired | Democratic | Daylin Leach | 76,350 | 61.5% | ||
| Republican | Lance Rogers | 47,873 | 38.5% | ||||||
| 19 | Democratic | Andrew Dinniman[2] | re-elected | Democratic | Andrew Dinniman | 84,141 | 57.7% | ||
| Republican | Steven Kantrowitz | 61,568 | 42.3% | ||||||
| 21 | Republican | Mary Jo White | re-elected | Republican | Mary Jo White | 73,472 | 84.5% | ||
| Libertarian | Mary Lea Lucas | 13,477 | 15.5% | ||||||
| 23 | Republican | Roger A. Madigan | retired | Republican | Eugene Yaw | 61,231 | 60.2% | ||
| Democratic | Louis Casimir | 29,503 | 29.0% | ||||||
| Independent | Michael A. Dincher | 10,921 | 10.7% | ||||||
| 25 | Republican | Joseph B. Scarnati III | re-elected | Republican | Joseph B. Scarnati III | 61,553 | 66.6% | ||
| Democratic | Donald Hilliard | 30,838 | 33.4% | ||||||
| 27 | Republican | John R. Gordner | re-elected | Republican | John R. Gordner | 78,881 | 100% | ||
| 29 | Republican | James J. Rhoades | re-elected1 | Republican | James J. Rhoades | 67,347 | 62.9% | ||
| Democratic | Peter J. Symons | 37,468 | 35.0% | ||||||
| Independent | Dennis Baylor | 2,298 | 2.1% | ||||||
| 31 | Republican | Patricia H. Vance | re-elected | Republican | Patricia H. Vance[3] | 78,070 | 70.6% | ||
| Democratic | Susan Kiskis | 32,524 | 29.4% | ||||||
| 33 | Republican | Terry Punt | retired | Republican | Richard Alloway | 79,765 | 68.6% | ||
| Democratic | Bruce Tushingham | 36,563 | 31.4% | ||||||
| 35 | Democratic | John N. Wozniak | re-elected | Democratic | John N. Wozniak | 62,464 | 65.9% | ||
| Republican | Joseph Veranese | 32,380 | 34.1% | ||||||
| 37 | Republican | John Pippy | re-elected | Republican | John Pippy | 87,398 | 65.8% | ||
| Democratic | Amy Jude Schmotzer | 45,416 | 34.2% | ||||||
| 39 | Republican | Bob Regola | retired | Republican | Kim Ward | 57,498 | 54.0% | ||
| Democratic | Tony Bompiani | 49,049 | 46.0% | ||||||
| 41 | Republican | Donald C. White | re-elected | Republican | Donald C. White | 94,512 | 100% | ||
| 43 | Democratic | Jay Costa, Jr. | re-elected | Democratic | Jay Costa, Jr. | 100,574 | 100% | ||
| 45 | Democratic | Sean F. Logan | re-elected | Democratic | Sean F. Logan | 84,210 | 100% | ||
| 47 | Democratic | Gerald J. La Valle | retired | Republican | Elder Vogel | 59,195 | 56.8% | ||
| Democratic | Jason Petrella | 44,995 | 43.2% | ||||||
| 49 | Republican | Jane M. Earll | re-elected | Republican | Jane M. Earll | 61,134 | 58.1% | ||
| Democratic | Cindy Purvis | 44,173 | 41.9% | ||||||
1 Senator Rhoades died prior to the election but remained on the ballot. As he was posthumously re-elected, his seat will be filled by a special election.
References
- ↑ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2008 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ↑ Elected in a special election on May 16, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Thompson, who died on January 28, 2006.
- ↑ http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ENR_New/General/CountyResults?countyName=Cumberland
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