2000 Pennsylvania Senate election

2000 Pennsylvania Senate election
All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Results; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Republican hold Republican gain; No election
President Pro Tempore before election; Robert Jubelirer; Republican	President Pro Tempore ; Robert Jubelirer; Republican

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 7, 2000, with even-numbered districts being contested.^[1] 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 2000 ran from January 3, 2001^[2] until November 30, 2004.^[3] Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004.^[4]

The make-up of the senate remained the same following the 2000 elections. Democratic

Albert V. Belan

.

Republican

independent and changed his party registration to Republican after his election.^[6]

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	30
	Democratic Party	20
Total		50

General election

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	re-elected	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	64,877	81.1
1	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	re-elected	Republican	George Jacob	15,114	18.9
3	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	re-elected	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	61,895	100.0
5	Republican	Frank A. Salvatore	defeated	Democratic	Mike Stack	46,980	52.6
5	Republican	Frank A. Salvatore	defeated	Republican	Frank A. Salvatore	42,416	47.4
7	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	re-elected	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	69,777	100.0
9	Republican	Clarence D. Bell	re-elected	Republican	Clarence D. Bell	66,345	100.0
11	Democratic	Michael O'Pake	re-elected	Democratic	Michael O'Pake	81,926	94.9
11	Democratic	Michael O'Pake	re-elected	Green	Jennaro Pullano	4,405	5.1
13	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	re-elected	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	63,581	68.7
13	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	re-elected	Democratic	Ricci Dehl	28,964	31.3
15	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	re-elected	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	65,718	67.3
15	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	re-elected	Democratic	D. Ann Smilek	31,881	32.7
17	Republican	Richard A. Tilghman	re-elected	Republican	Richard A. Tilghman	57,664	50.3
17	Republican	Richard A. Tilghman	re-elected	Democratic	Lynn Yeakel	44,224	35.5
19	Republican	Robert J. Thompson	re-elected	Republican	Robert J. Thompson	70,210	63.3
19	Republican	Robert J. Thompson	re-elected	Democratic	Thomas J. Bosak	40,749	36.7
21	Republican	Mary Jo White	re-elected	Republican	Mary Jo White	73,423	87.6
21	Republican	Mary Jo White	re-elected	Libertarian	Vernon L. Etzel	10,405	12.4
23	Republican	Roger A. Madigan	re-elected	Republican	Roger A. Madigan	67,698	100.0
25	Republican	Bill Slocum^[7]	resigned, but remained on the ballot	Independent	Joseph B. Scarnati III^[8]	29,346	32.9
				Democratic	Joseph J. Calla, Jr.	29,149	32.7
				Republican	Bill Slocum	28,209	31.6
				Constitution	Alan R. Kiser	2,460	2.8
27	Republican	Edward W. Helfrick	re-elected	Republican	Edward W. Helfrick	61,335	100.0
29	Republican	James J. Rhoades	re-elected	Republican	James J. Rhoades	87,397	100.0
31	Republican	Harold F. Mowery, Jr.	re-elected	Republican	Harold F. Mowery, Jr.	66,112	65.9
31	Republican	Harold F. Mowery, Jr.	re-elected	Democratic	James H. Hertzler	34,227	34.1
33	Republican	Terry Punt	re-elected	Republican	Terry Punt	92,456	100.0
35	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	re-elected	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	66,625	77.1
35	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	re-elected	Democratic	J. Anthony Connell	19,799	22.9
37	Republican	Tim Murphy	re-elected	Republican	Tim Murphy	73,198	64.3
37	Republican	Tim Murphy	re-elected	Democratic	Joseph Rudolph	40,661	36.7
39	Democratic	Allen G. Kukovich	re-elected	Democratic	Allen G. Kukovich	54,358	57.6
39	Democratic	Allen G. Kukovich	re-elected	Republican	Gene Porterfield	40,017	42.4
41	Democratic	Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.	retired	Republican	Don White	46,239	53.8
41	Democratic	Patrick J. Stapleton, Jr.	retired	Democratic	James McQuown	39,629	46.2
43	Democratic	Jay Costa, Jr.	re-elected	Democratic	Jay Costa, Jr.	71,210	100.0
45	Democratic	Albert V. Belan	retired	Democratic	Sean F. Logan	56,775	61.1
45	Democratic	Albert V. Belan	retired	Republican	Laurie Zacharia MacDonald	36,183	38.9
47	Democratic	Gerald J. LaValle	re-elected	Democratic	Gerald J. LaValle	86,647	100.0
49	Republican	Jane M. Earll	re-elected	Republican	Jane M. Earll	53,617	57.7
49	Republican	Jane M. Earll	re-elected	Democratic	John Paul Jones	39,254	42.3

References

Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1999-2000" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
"2000 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
"2000 General Election- Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2008.

^ "2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
^ "Legislative Journal for January 2, 2001" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
^ "Legislative Journal for November 30, 2004" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
^ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2000 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
^ Senator gets jail time for dumping sewage
^ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2001-2002" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2008.
^ resigned on June 1, 2000
^ Joined Republican party after election

[2000general-1] "2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2008.

[2] "Legislative Journal for January 2, 2001" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

[3] "Legislative Journal for November 30, 2004" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

[2000primary-4] "Senator in the General Assembly, 2000 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2008.

[5] Senator gets jail time for dumping sewage

[6] Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2001-2002" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2008.

[7] resigned on June 1, 2000

[8] Joined Republican party after election

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