Pennsylvania Republican Party
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The Pennsylvania Republican Party (PAGOP) is the affiliate of the
History
Founding
The party was founded on November 27, 1854, in
Overview
Pennsylvania was dominated politically by the
Governorship
The first Republican governor was elected in 1861, and there was a Republican governor until 1883. The governorship alternated between Democrat and Republican every term until 1895. From 1895 until 1935, the GOP held an unbroken grip on the governor's office. Democrat
Republicans
Recent political history
This article is missing information about 2012, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 elections for PAGOP.(February 2023) |
Presidential elections
After Democrat Jimmy Carter's victory in 1976 (in which he carried the state), Pennsylvania was carried by the Republican presidential nominee in three consecutive elections. In 1980, Ronald Reagan won 49.6% of the popular vote and Carter received 42.5%. In 1984 Reagan acquired 53% of the votes. In 1988 George Bush won with 50.7% of the popular vote against Michael Dukakis who obtained 48.4%. In 1992, Pennsylvania was carried by Democrat Bill Clinton, who received 45.1% of the popular vote and Republican Bush got 36.1%. In 1996 Clinton again carried the state with 49.2% of the vote against Bob Dole's 40%. Al Gore carried the state with 50.6% of the vote in 2000 and Bush only received 46.4%. Democrat John Kerry became the fourth straight Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state in 2004 receiving 51% and Bush obtained 48.3% of the votes.[6]
State and congressional elections
Republicans held both US Senate seats from 1968 to 1991. In 1991, after the death of Senator
In 1992, Democrats had the majorities in both houses of the General Assembly for the first time since 1978.[5] Following the 1994 state and federal elections, Republicans regained the majority in both houses of the General Assembly, as well as a majority of the state's Congressional seats.
In 1998, 42% of Pennsylvania's registered voters were Republican, 48% were Democrats, and the other 9% were either unaffiliated or with other parties.[citation needed]
By 2003, there were 12 Republicans and seven Democrats in the state's U.S. House delegation, as well as 29 Republicans and 21 Democrats in the state Senate, and 109 Republicans and 94 Democrats in the state House.[citation needed]
2006 general election
Two statewide elections took place in 2006. In the U.S. Senate race,
Democrats also
2008 general election
In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama won Pennsylvania's 21 electoral votes with a total of about 3.2 million votes (54.7%). The Republican nominee, John McCain, won about 2.7 million votes (44.3%).[7]
There were also three other statewide elections that year. Republican
2009 municipal election
There were three major statewide judicial contests in 2009. In the election for Justice of the State Supreme Court, Republican Joan Orie Melvin garnered about 900,000 votes (53.2%), defeating Democrat Jack Panella, who garnered about 800,000 votes (46.8%).[7]
The other two elections were for the state's two intermediate
2010 general election
There were two statewide elections held in Pennsylvania in 2010. In the
Republicans also retook the majority in the
2014 general election
Incumbent
Current elected officials
The Pennsylvania Republican Party control two of the five statewide offices and holds a majority in the
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
- None
U.S. House of Representatives
District | Member | Photo |
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1st | Brian Fitzpatrick | |
9th | Dan Meuser | |
10th | Scott Perry | |
11th | Lloyd Smucker | |
13th | John Joyce | |
14th | Guy Reschenthaler | |
15th | Glenn Thompson | |
16th | Mike Kelly |
Statewide offices
- Treasurer of Pennsylvania
- Auditor General of Pennsylvania
Legislative leadership
- President pro tempore of the Senate: Kim Ward
- Senate Majority Leader: Joe Pittman
- House Minority Leader: Bryan Cutler
Party leadership
Current
- Lawrence Tabas, Chair
- Bernie Comfort, Vice Chair
- Angela Nielsen Alleman, Executive Director
- Andy Reilly, National Committeeman
- Christine Toretti, National Committeewoman
- Deputy Chairman, Calvin Tucker
- Mike Baker, Treasurer
- Liz Preate Havey, Secretary
- Mary Barket, Assistant Secretary
Previous
- Robert Gleason, Chairman, 2006–2017
- Eileen Melvin, Chairwoman, 2004–2006
- Alan Novak, Chairman, 1996–2004
- Anne Anstine, Chairwoman, 1990–1996
- Earl Baker, Chairman, 1986–1990
- Bob Asher, Chairman, 1983–1986
- Marion Margery Scranton, Vice Chair, 1926–1928
Current membership by county
Most members are elected every four years in the Republican primary election by county. Each county party chairman is a state committee member by virtue of office.
The breakdown of members per county, along with caucus of county is as follows:[2]
County | Members | Caucus |
Adams | 3 | Central |
Allegheny | 21 | Southwest |
Armstrong | 3 | Southwest |
Beaver | 4 | Southwest |
Bedford | 3 | Central |
Berks | 9 | Central |
Blair | 4 | Central |
Bradford | 3 | Northeast |
Bucks | 18 | Southeast |
Butler | 6 | Northwest |
Cambria | 3 | Southwest |
Cameron | 2 | Northwest |
Carbon | 2 | NECRA |
Clarion | 2 | Northwest |
Centre | 4 | Central |
Chester | 15 | Southeast |
Clearfield | 3 | Northwest |
Clinton | 2 | Central |
Columbia | 3 | Central |
Crawford | 3 | Northwest |
Cumberland | 8 | Central |
Dauphin | 8 | Central |
Delaware | 20 | Southeast |
Elk | 2 | Northwest |
Erie | 7 | Northwest |
Fayette | 3 | Southwest |
Forest | 2 | Northwest |
Franklin | 5 | Central |
Fulton | 2 | Central |
Greene | 2 | Southwest |
Huntingdon | 3 | Central |
Indiana | 3 | Southwest |
Jefferson | 2 | Northwest |
Juniata | 2 | Central |
Lackawanna | 4 | Northeast |
Lancaster | 16 | Central |
Lawrence | 3 | Northwest |
Lebanon | 4 | Central |
Lehigh | 8 | NECRA |
Luzerne | 7 | Northeast |
Lycoming | 5 | Central |
McKean | 3 | Northwest |
Mercer | 3 | Northwest |
Mifflin | 2 | Central |
Monroe | 4 | Northeast |
Montgomery | 20 | Southeast |
Montour | 2 | Central |
Northampton | 7 | NECRA |
Northumberland | 3 | Central |
Perry | 3 | Central |
Philadelphia | 16 | Southeast |
Pike | 3 | Northeast |
Potter | 2 | Northwest |
Schuylkill | 5 | NECRA |
Snyder | 2 | Central |
Somerset | 3 | Southwest |
Sullivan | 2 | Central |
Susquehanna | 3 | Northeast |
Tioga | 3 | Northeast |
Union | 2 | Central |
Venango | 3 | Northwest |
Warren | 2 | Northwest |
Washington | 4 | Southwest |
Wayne | 3 | Northeast |
Westmoreland | 8 | Southwest |
Wyoming | 2 | Northeast |
York | 12 | Central |
See also
- Elections in Pennsylvania
- Green Party of Pennsylvania
- Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Democratic Party
- Politics of Pennsylvania
References
- ^ "Voting and Election Statistics". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Morris, Dick. Republican Party of Pennsylvania | PAGOP.org | Republican Party of Pennsylvania | PAGOP.org. Web. 01 Sept. 2011. [1].
- ^ a b Morgan, Alfred L. (April 1978). "The Significance of "Pennsylvania s 1938 Gubernatorial Election". 102 (2): 184–210. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
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(help) - ^ Reichley, A. James (2000). The Life of the Parties. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 127–131.
- ^ a b c "Pennsylvania History." The Pennsylvania General Assembly. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. [2].
- ^ a b c d Lamis, Renée M. The Realignment of Pennsylvania Politics Since 1960: Two-Party Competition in a Battleground State. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State UP, 2009. Print.
- ^ a b c d e f Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State, 2004. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. "Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-10-14..
- ^ "NBC News Projects: PA's Corbett Ousted by Democrat Tom Wolf". NBC News. November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.