2008 Pennsylvania Senate election

2008 Pennsylvania Senate election
All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Results; Democratic hold; Republican hold Republican gain; No election

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.^{[citation needed]} 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		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	retired	Democratic	Larry Farnese	92,088	80.8%
1	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	retired	Republican	Jack Morley	21,869	19.2%
3	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	re-elected	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	93,539	88.4%
3	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	re-elected	Republican	Robert Nix	12,270	11.6%
5	Democratic	Michael J. Stack III	re-elected	Democratic	Michael J. Stack III	69,284	72.0%
5	Democratic	Michael J. Stack III	re-elected	Republican	John Farley	69,284	28.0%
7	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	re-elected	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	99,346	85.5%
7	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	re-elected	Republican	Marc Perry	16,860	14.5%
9	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	re-elected	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	74,669	58.1%
9	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	re-elected	Democratic	John Linder	53,795	41.9%
11	Democratic	Michael O'Pake	re-elected	Democratic	Michael O'Pake	73,686	71.4%
11	Democratic	Michael O'Pake	re-elected	Republican	Stephen Fuhs	29,445	28.6%
13	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	retired	Republican	Lloyd Smucker	65,708	57.0%
13	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	retired	Democratic	Jose Urdaneta	49,515	43.0%
15	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	re-elected	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	63,829	52.0%
15	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	re-elected	Democratic	Judy Hirsch	59,014	48.0%
17	Democratic	Connie Williams	retired	Democratic	Daylin Leach	76,350	61.5%
17	Democratic	Connie Williams	retired	Republican	Lance Rogers	47,873	38.5%
19	Democratic	Andrew Dinniman^[2]	re-elected	Democratic	Andrew Dinniman	84,141	57.7%
19	Democratic	Andrew Dinniman^[2]	re-elected	Republican	Steven Kantrowitz	61,568	42.3%
21	Republican	Mary Jo White	re-elected	Republican	Mary Jo White	73,472	84.5%
21	Republican	Mary Jo White	re-elected	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%
25	Republican	Joseph B. Scarnati III	re-elected	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%
31	Republican	Patricia H. Vance	re-elected	Democratic	Susan Kiskis	32,524	29.4%
33	Republican	Terry Punt	retired	Republican	Richard Alloway	79,765	68.6%
33	Republican	Terry Punt	retired	Democratic	Bruce Tushingham	36,563	31.4%
35	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	re-elected	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	62,464	65.9%
35	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	re-elected	Republican	Joseph Veranese	32,380	34.1%
37	Republican	John Pippy	re-elected	Republican	John Pippy	87,398	65.8%
37	Republican	John Pippy	re-elected	Democratic	Amy Jude Schmotzer	45,416	34.2%
39	Republican	Bob Regola	retired	Republican	Kim Ward	57,498	54.0%
39	Republican	Bob Regola	retired	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%
47	Democratic	Gerald J. La Valle	retired	Democratic	Jason Petrella	44,995	43.2%
49	Republican	Jane M. Earll	re-elected	Republican	Jane M. Earll	61,134	58.1%
49	Republican	Jane M. Earll	re-elected	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. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
^ Elected in a special election Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on May 16, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Thompson, who died on January 28, 2006.
^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results".

[2008primary-1] "Senator in the General Assembly, 2008 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.

[2] Elected in a special election Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on May 16, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Thompson, who died on January 28, 2006.

[3] "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results".

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