Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2002

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 21, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.

Qualifications

Under Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and Representatives twenty-one years of age. They shall have been citizens and inhabitants of their respective districts one year next before their election (unless absent on the public business of the United States or of this State) and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service.

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Pennsylvania in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2012	55	$26,589,797
2010	53	$20,772,005
2008	65	$29,456,144
2006	63	$22,233,800
2004	52	$18,023,643
2002	53	$19,135,990
2000	49	$10,724,732

During the 2002 election, the total contributions to the 53 Senate candidates was $19,135,990. The top 10 contributors were:

2002 Donors, Pennsylvania State Senate
Donor	Amount
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania	$1,706,366
Pennsylvania Republican Party	$926,996
Pennsylvania Democratic Party	$700,878
Pennsylvania Future Fund	$345,600
Democratic State Senate Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania	$301,840
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association	$272,550
Casey for Governor Cmte	$250,270
Republicans for Maza	$231,419
Lewis, Drew	$214,627
Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters & Joiners	$158,100

List of candidates

District 2

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Christine M. Tartaglione: 23,402 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Gary Adam Feldman: 4,145 a

Green Party candidate:

• Traci Confer a

November 5 General election candidates:

Christine M. Tartaglione: 39,785

Gary Adam Feldman: 9,787

Traci Confer: 532

District 4

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Allyson Y. Schwartz: 46,196 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Allyson Y. Schwartz: 70,679

Ron Holt: 15,231

District 6

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Peter H. Kostmayer: 18,418 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Robert Tommy Tomlinson: 13,050 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Peter H. Kostmayer: 38,385

Robert Tommy Tomlinson: 42,532

District 8

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Anthony H. Williams: 27,174 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• John McKelligott: 4,702 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Anthony H. Williams: 46,583

John P. McKelligott: 12,460

District 10

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Ronald H. Elgart: 12,732 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Joe Conti: 15,891 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Ronald H. Elgart: 30,901

Joe Conti: 49,407

District 12

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Howard P. Rovner: 14,067 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Stewart J. Greenleaf: 15,398 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Howard P. Rovner: 28,206

Stewart J. Greenleaf: 56,858

District 14

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Raphael J. Musto: 21,244 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidate:

Raphael J. Musto: 40,442

District 16

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Richard J. Orloski: 8,353 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Charles W. Dent: 8,786 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Richard J. Orloski: 21,571

Charles W. Dent: 40,320

District 18

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Lisa Boscola: 16,281 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Nick Sabatine: 5,019 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Lisa Boscola: 39,312

Nick Sabatine: 24,353

District 20

May 21 Democratic primary:

• John Petrizzo: 6,909 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Charles D. Lemmond: 10,665 a

November 5 General election candidates:

John Petrizzo: 18,998

Charles D. Lemmond: 43,467

District 22

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Robert J. Mellow: 32,089 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Frank Scavo: 5,198 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Robert J. Mellow: 50,274

Frank Scavo: 22,451

District 24

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Norma A. Cusick: 6,243
• Jim Maza: 7,634 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Brian O'Neill: 6,429
• Rob Wonderling: 7,283 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jim Maza: 32,215

Robert C. Wonderling: 39,464

District 26

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Sean Crumlish: 30,643
• Edwin B. Erickson: 52,908 a

November 5 General election candidate:

Edwin B. Erickson: 17,232

District 28

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Mike Waugh: 11,545 a

November 5 General election candidate:

Mike Waugh: 46,560

District 30

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Stacey R. Brumbaugh: 10,658 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Robert C. Jubelirer: 18,153 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Stacey R. Brumbaugh: 17,578

Robert C. Jubelirer: 47,715

District 32

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Richard A. Kasunic: 21,574 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidates:

Richard A. Kasunic: 41,686

District 34

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Jacob D. Corman: 15,770 a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Daniel W. Tuel a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jacob D. Corman: 57,472

Daniel W. Tuel: 4,620

District 36

May 21 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

May 21 GOP primary:

• Noah W. Wenger: 14,620 a

Constitution Party:

• Laurellynn T. Petolicchio a

November 5 General election candidates:

Noah W. Wenger: 52,158

Laurellynn T. Petolicchio: 2,994

District 38

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Jim Ferlo: 19,204 a
• Bonnie DiCarlo: 10,331

May 21 GOP primary:

• Ted Tomson: 4,057 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Jim Ferlo: 38,886

Ted Tomson: 21,000

District 40

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Dan DeMarco: 16,454 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Jane C. Orie: 12,265 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Dan DeMarco: 23,642

Jane C. Orie: 57,310

District 42

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Jack Wagner: 27,646 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Thomas Stepnick: 4,497 a

November 5 General election candidate:

Jack Wagner: 44,249

Thomas Stepnick: 16,952

District 44

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Rick Jacobs: 8,283 a
• Kevin G. Poole: 4,384

May 21 GOP primary:

• John C. Rafferty: 12,161 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Rick Jacobs: 29,368

John C. Rafferty: 42,558

District 46

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Barry J. Stout: 28,708 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 5 General election candidate:

Barry J. Stout: 58,973

District 48

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Ed Arnold: 9,132 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• David J. Brightbill: 14,735 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Ed Arnold: 22,952

David J. Brightbill: 52,341

District 50

May 21 Democratic primary:

• Kyle Klaric: 10,005 a

May 21 GOP primary:

• Bob Robbins: 12,321 a

November 5 General election candidates:

Kyle Klaric: 22,894

Bob Robbins: 42,728

See also

• Pennsylvania State Senate
• Pennsylvania State Legislature

External links

• Pennsylvania Secretary of State 2002 Primary Election Results
• Pennsylvania Secretary of State 2002 General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Joe Pittman

Minority Leader:Jay Costa

Senators

District 1

Nikil Saval (D)

District 2

Christine Tartaglione (D)

District 3

Sharif Street (D)

District 4

Art Haywood (D)

District 5

Joe Picozzi (R)

District 6

Frank Farry (R)

District 7

Vincent Hughes (D)

District 8

Anthony Williams (D)

District 9

John Kane (D)

District 10

Steve Santarsiero (D)

District 11

Judy Schwank (D)

District 12

Maria Collett (D)

District 13

Scott Martin (R)

District 14

Nick Miller (D)

District 15

Patty Kim (D)

District 16

Jarrett Coleman (R)

District 17

Amanda Cappelletti (D)

District 18

Lisa Boscola (D)

District 19

Carolyn Comitta (D)

District 20

Lisa Baker (R)

District 21

Scott Hutchinson (R)

District 22

Martin Flynn (D)

District 23

Gene Yaw (R)

District 24

Tracy Pennycuick (R)

District 25

Cris Dush (R)

District 26

Timothy Kearney (D)

District 27

Lynda Culver (R)

District 28

Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)

District 29

David Argall (R)

District 30

Judith Ward (R)

District 31

Dawn Keefer (R)

District 32

Patrick Stefano (R)

District 33

Doug Mastriano (R)

District 34

Greg Rothman (R)

District 35

Wayne Langerholc (R)

District 36

James Malone (D)

District 37

Devlin Robinson (R)

District 38

Lindsey Williams (D)

District 39

Kim Ward (R)

District 40

Rosemary Brown (R)

District 41

Joe Pittman (R)

District 42

Wayne Fontana (D)

District 43

Jay Costa (D)

District 44

Katie Muth (D)

District 45

Nick Pisciottano (D)

District 46

Camera Bartolotta (R)

District 47

Elder Vogel (R)

District 48

Chris Gebhard (R)

District 49

Daniel Laughlin (R)

District 50

Michele Brooks (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (23)