Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2019

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The terms of three judges on the Pennsylvania Superior Court and two judges on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court were set to expire in January 2020. They had to stand for retention election on November 5, 2019, in order to remain on the bench. One judge chose not to stand for retention. There were also two open seats on the Superior Court that were up for general election on November 5. A primary for those two seats was held on May 21, 2019.[1][2]

Daniel D. McCaffery and Megan McCarthy King won election in the general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court.

Candidates

Commonwealth Court

Candidates and results

The terms of two judges on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court were set to expire in January 2020. They had to stand for election on November 5, 2019, in order to remain on the bench. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2019. The filing deadline was March 12, 2019.

Retention election

Brobson's seat
McCullough's seat


Superior Court

Candidates and results

The terms of three judges on the Pennsylvania Superior Court were set to expire in January 2020. They had to stand for retention election on November 5, 2019, in order to remain on the bench. One judge chose not to stand for retention.[1][3]

Lazarus' seat
Olson's seat

Ott's seat

The following candidates ran for two open seats:[4]

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Superior Court

Selection

See also: Judicial selection in Pennsylvania

Superior Court

Judges of the superior court are chosen in partisan elections to 10-year terms. After serving an initial 10-year term, a judge is then subject to a retention election. If an interim vacancy occurs on the court, it is filled via gubernatorial appointment, and two-thirds of the Pennsylvania Senate must agree with that appointment. Judges of the court who are appointed in this interim fashion are required to run for a full 10-year term at the next municipal election that is scheduled at least 10 months after the vacancy occurred or the original term of the judge who left the court expires. However, it is a tradition in Pennsylvania that interim superior court judges do not go on to run for permanent seats; in other words, the governor appoints judges with the expectation that the judge will only fill the interim vacancy, not a permanent seat.[5]

For details about Pennsylvania's judicial elections, visit the Pennsylvania judicial elections page.

Commonwealth Court

Judges of the Commonwealth Court are chosen in partisan elections to 10-year terms. After serving an initial 10-year term, a judge is then subject to a retention election. If an interim vacancy occurs on the court, it is filled via gubernatorial appointment, and two-thirds of the Pennsylvania Senate must agree with that appointment. Judges of the court who are appointed in this interim fashion are required to run for a full 10-year term at the next municipal election that is scheduled at least 10 months after the vacancy occurred or the original term of the judge who left the court expires. However, it is a tradition in Pennsylvania that judges who are appointed as interim judges to the Commonwealth Court do not go on to run for permanent seats; in other words, the governor appoints judges where it is the expectation of both the governor and the judge that the judge will only fill the interim vacancy, not a permanent seat.[5]

Qualifications

To serve on the superior court, a judge must be:

  • a resident of the state for at least one year;
  • a member of the state bar; and
  • under the age of 75.[5]

To serve on the Commonwealth Court, a judge must be:

  • a resident of the state for at least one year;
  • a member of the state bar; and
  • under the age of 75.[5]

Salary

The annual salary for intermediate appellate court judges in Pennsylvania has been $191,926 since 2014. The chief justice earns somewhat more.[6][7]

For details about Pennsylvania's judicial elections, visit the Pennsylvania judicial elections page.

State profile

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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held six of Pennsylvania's 16 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Pennsylvania's governor was Democrat Tom Wolf.

State legislature

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Pennsylvania quick stats
  • Became a state in 1787
  • 2nd state admitted to the United States
  • The United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were both drafted in Pennsylvania.
  • Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate: 50
  • Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 203
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 18
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Demographic data for Pennsylvania
 PennsylvaniaU.S.
Total population:12,791,904316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):44,7433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.6%73.6%
Black/African American:11%12.6%
Asian:3.1%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,599$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Erie County, Pennsylvania 1.56% 16.03% 19.88%
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 19.31% 4.81% 8.41%
Northampton County, Pennsylvania 3.78% 4.71% 12.30%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY FILED BY INCUMBENT JUDGES FOR RETENTION IN 2019," accessed March 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Candidate and Campaign Finance Committee Advanced Search," accessed March 14, 2019
  3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Candidate and Campaign Finance Committee Advanced Search," accessed March 14, 2019
  4. ↑ We incorrectly reported the results in this race and showed Amanda Green-Hawkins and Beth Tarasi as the candidates advancing out of the Democratic primary rather than Amanda Green-Hawkins and Daniel D. McCaffery. We apologize for the error and fixed it on May 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania," archived June 19, 2014
  6. ↑ National Center for State Courts, "Judicial Salary Tracker," accessed July 30, 2015
  7. ↑ The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Pittsburgh teamsters, union locals support Democrat Panella for top court," October 10, 2009
  8. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  9. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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