2002 Pennsylvania Senate election
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All even-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 5, 2002, 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.[2] The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 3, 2003[3] until November 28, 2006.[4] Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.[5]
This was the first
None of the seats of the three senators who did not run for re-election changed party hands.
Leonard J. Bodack.[9]
Affiliation | Members | |
Republican Party
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29 | |
Democratic Party
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21 | |
Total |
50 |
General Elections
District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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2 | Democratic
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Christine M. Tartaglione
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re-elected | Democratic
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Christine M. Tartaglione
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39,785 | 79.4 | ||
Republican
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Gary Adam Feldman | 9,787 | 19.5 | ||||||
Green
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Traci Confer | 532 | 1.1 | ||||||
4 | Democratic
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Allyson Y. Schwartz
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re-elected | Democratic
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Allyson Y. Schwartz
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77,396 | 82.3 | ||
Republican
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Ron Holt | 15,231 | 17.7 | ||||||
6 | Republican
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Robert M. Tomlinson
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re-elected | Republican
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Robert M. Tomlinson
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42,532 | 52.6 | ||
Democratic
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Peter H. Kostmayer | 38,385 | 47.4 | ||||||
8 | Democratic
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Anthony H. Williams | re-elected | Democratic
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Anthony H. Williams | 46,583 | 78.9 | ||
Republican
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John P. McKelligott | 12,460 | 21.1 | ||||||
10 | Republican
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Joe Conti | re-elected | Republican
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Joe Conti | 49,407 | 61.5 | ||
Democratic
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Ronald H. Elgart | 30,901 | 38.5 | ||||||
12 | Republican
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Stewart J. Greenleaf
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re-elected | Republican
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Stewart J. Greenleaf
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56,858 | 66.8 | ||
Democratic
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Howard P. Rovner | 28,206 | 33.2 | ||||||
14 | Democratic
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Raphael J. Musto
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re-elected | Democratic
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Raphael J. Musto
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40,442 | 100.0 | ||
16 | Republican
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Charles W. Dent
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re-elected | Republican
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Charles W. Dent
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40,320 | 65.1 | ||
Democratic
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Richard J. Orloski | 21,571 | 34.9 | ||||||
18 | Democratic
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Lisa Boscola | re-elected | Democratic
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Lisa Boscola | 39,312 | 61.7 | ||
Republican
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Nick Sabatine | 24,353 | 38.3 | ||||||
20 | Republican
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Charles D. Lemmond, Jr.
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re-elected | Republican
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Charles D. Lemmond, Jr.
|
43,467 | 69.6 | ||
Democratic
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John Petrizzo | 18,998 | 30.4 | ||||||
22 | Democratic
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Robert J. Mellow
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re-elected | Democratic
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Robert J. Mellow
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50,274 | 69.1 | ||
Republican
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Frank Scavo | 22,451 | 30.9 | ||||||
24 | Republican
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Edwin G. Holl
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retired | Republican
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Robert C. Wonderling
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39,464 | 55.1 | ||
Democratic
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Jim Maza | 32,215 | 44.9 | ||||||
26 | Republican
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Edwin B. Erickson[10]
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re-elected | Republican
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Edwin B. Erickson
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52,908 | 63.3 | ||
Democratic
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Sean Crumlish | 30,643 | 36.7 | ||||||
28 | Republican
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Mike Waugh | re-elected | Republican
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Mike Waugh | 46,560 | 100 | ||
30 | Republican
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Robert C. Jubelirer
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re-elected | Republican
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Robert C. Jubelirer
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47,715 | 73.1 | ||
Democratic
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Stacey R. Brumbaugh | 17,578 | 26.9 | ||||||
32 | Democratic
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Richard A. Kasunic
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re-elected | Democratic
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Richard A. Kasunic
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41,686 | 100.0 | ||
34 | Republican
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Jacob D. Corman III
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re-elected | Republican
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Jacob D. Corman III
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57,472 | 92.6 | ||
Libertarian
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Daniel W. Tuel | 4,620 | 7.4 | ||||||
36 | Republican
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Noah W. Wenger
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re-elected | Republican
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Noah W. Wenger
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52,158 | 94.6 | ||
Constitution
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Laurellynn T. Petolicchio | 2,994 | 5.4 | ||||||
38 | Democratic
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Leonard J. Bodack
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retired | Democratic
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Jim Ferlo | 38,886 | 64.9 | ||
Constitution
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Ted Tomson | 21,000 | 35.1 | ||||||
40 | Republican
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Jane C. Orie[11]
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re-elected | Republican
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Jane C. Orie
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57,310 | 70.8 | ||
Democratic
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Dan Demarco | 23,642 | 29.1 | ||||||
42 | Democratic
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Jack Wagner | re-elected | Democratic
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Jack Wagner | 44,249 | 72.3 | ||
Republican
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Thomas Stepnick | 16,952 | 27.7 | ||||||
44 | Republican
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James W. Gerlach
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ran for Congress | Republican
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John C. Rafferty, Jr.
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42,558 | 59.2 | ||
Democratic
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Rick Jacobs | 29,368 | 40.8 | ||||||
46 | Democratic
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J. Barry Stout
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re-elected | Democratic
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J. Barry Stout
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58,973 | 100.0 | ||
48 | Republican
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David J. Brightbill | re-elected | Republican
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David J. Brightbill | 52,341 | 69.5 | ||
Democratic
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Ed Arnold | 22,952 | 30.5 | ||||||
50 | Republican
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Bob Robbins
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re-elected | Republican
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Bob Robbins
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42,728 | 65.1 | ||
Democratic
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Kyle Klaric | 22,894 | 34.9 |
References
- Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- "2002 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- "2002 General Election- Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2002 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "Legislative Journal for January 7, 2003" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ "Legislative Journal for November 22, 2006" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ^ "President of the United States, 2002 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ Pennsylvania Constitution Article II, Section 17
- ^ elections: 2001 Reapportionment Plans
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2003-2004" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- Joseph F. Loeper, Jr.on December 31, 2000.
- ^ Elected in special election Archived 2008-06-27 at the Wayback Machine on March 20, 2001 to fill the term of Melissa Hart, who resigned on January 2, 2001 to take her seat in Congress.