2008 Pennsylvania Senate election

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Overview

Affiliation Members
Democratic 20
Republican 30
Total 50

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
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General Elections

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District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
1 Script error: No such module "Political party". Vincent J. Fumo retired Script error: No such module "Political party". Larry Farnese 92,088 80.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jack Morley 21,869 19.2%
3 Script error: No such module "Political party". Shirley M. Kitchen re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Shirley M. Kitchen 93,539 88.4%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert Nix 12,270 11.6%
5 Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael J. Stack III re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael J. Stack III 69,284 72.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Farley 69,284 28.0%
7 Script error: No such module "Political party". Vincent Hughes re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Vincent Hughes 99,346 85.5%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Marc Perry 16,860 14.5%
9 Script error: No such module "Political party". Dominic Pileggi re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Dominic Pileggi 74,669 58.1%
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Linder 53,795 41.9%
11 Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Pake re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael O'Pake 73,686 71.4%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Stephen Fuhs 29,445 28.6%
13 Script error: No such module "Political party". Gibson E. Armstrong retired Script error: No such module "Political party". Lloyd Smucker 65,708 57.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jose Urdaneta 49,515 43.0%
15 Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeffrey E. Piccola re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Jeffrey E. Piccola 63,829 52.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Judy Hirsch 59,014 48.0%
17 Script error: No such module "Political party". Connie Williams retired Script error: No such module "Political party". Daylin Leach 76,350 61.5%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Lance Rogers 47,873 38.5%
19 Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew Dinniman[3] re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Andrew Dinniman 84,141 57.7%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Steven Kantrowitz 61,568 42.3%
21 Script error: No such module "Political party". Mary Jo White re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Mary Jo White 73,472 84.5%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Mary Lea Lucas 13,477 15.5%
23 Script error: No such module "Political party". Roger A. Madigan retired Script error: No such module "Political party". Eugene Yaw 61,231 60.2%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Louis Casimir 29,503 29.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael A. Dincher 10,921 10.7%
25 Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph B. Scarnati III re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph B. Scarnati III 61,553 66.6%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Donald Hilliard 30,838 33.4%
27 Script error: No such module "Political party". John R. Gordner re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". John R. Gordner 78,881 100%
29 Script error: No such module "Political party". James J. Rhoades re-elected1 Script error: No such module "Political party". James J. Rhoades 67,347 62.9%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Peter J. Symons 37,468 35.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dennis Baylor 2,298 2.1%
31 Script error: No such module "Political party". Patricia H. Vance re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Patricia H. Vance[4] 78,070 70.6%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Susan Kiskis 32,524 29.4%
33 Script error: No such module "Political party". Terry Punt retired Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Alloway 79,765 68.6%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Bruce Tushingham 36,563 31.4%
35 Script error: No such module "Political party". John N. Wozniak re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". John N. Wozniak 62,464 65.9%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph Veranese 32,380 34.1%
37 Script error: No such module "Political party". John Pippy re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". John Pippy 87,398 65.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Amy Jude Schmotzer 45,416 34.2%
39 Script error: No such module "Political party". Bob Regola retired Script error: No such module "Political party". Kim Ward 57,498 54.0%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Tony Bompiani 49,049 46.0%
41 Script error: No such module "Political party". Donald C. White re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Donald C. White 94,512 100%
43 Script error: No such module "Political party". Jay Costa, Jr. re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Jay Costa, Jr. 100,574 100%
45 Script error: No such module "Political party". Sean F. Logan re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Sean F. Logan 84,210 100%
47 Script error: No such module "Political party". Gerald J. La Valle retired Script error: No such module "Political party". style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Elder Vogel 59,195 56.8%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Jason Petrella 44,995 43.2%
49 Script error: No such module "Political party". Jane M. Earll re-elected Script error: No such module "Political party". Jane M. Earll 61,134 58.1%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cindy Purvis 44,173 41.9%

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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

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