Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44 • District 46 • District 48 • District 50

Pennsylvania State Senate

Elections for the office of Pennsylvania's State Senate were held in Pennsylvania on November 2, 2010. State senate seats in all even numbered districts were on the ballot in 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 9, 2010. The primary Election Day was May 18, 2010.

In Pennsylvania, senators serve four-year terms with no term limits.

The incumbent senator ran for re-election in 22 of the 25 districts. (88%)

The 2010 elections did not affect the partisan composition of the chamber and Republicans retained a majority.

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

1. Bob Mensch
2. Bob Robbins
3. Charles McIlhinney
4. Christine Tartaglione
5. Edwin Erickson
6. Jake Corman
7. Jane Orie
8. John Yudichak
9. Jim Ferlo
10. John Blake
11. John Rafferty
12. LeAnna Washington
13. Lisa Boscola
14. Lisa Baker (Pennsylvania)
15. Michael Brubaker
16. Mike Folmer
17. Mike Waugh
18. Pat Browne
19. Rich Kasunic
20. Robert Tomlinson
21. Stewart Greenleaf
22. Timothy Solobay
23. Wayne Fontana
24. James Brewster
25. Anthony Williams (Pennsylvania)
26. John Eichelberger

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Pennsylvania State Senate:

Pennsylvania State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	20	20
	Republican Party	30	30
Total		50	50

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 2010 election, the total contributions to the 53 Senate candidates was $20,772,005. The top 10 contributors were:

2010 Donors, Pennsylvania State Senate
Donor	Amount
Pennsylvania Republican Party	$1,232,940
Volpe Jr., Charles J	$690,659
Students First	$365,000
Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters & Joiners	$342,650
Pennsylvania Association for Justice	$296,200
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania	$293,903
Friends of Dominic Pileggi	$282,650
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association	$270,000
Electrical Workers Local 98	$248,000
Templeton Jr., John M	$154,500

Incumbency

• The incumbent did not run for re-election in 3 of the 25 seats up for election in November.
• 3 incumbent Democrats faced a primary opponent (Districts 4, 8 and 32) and no GOP incumbents faced primary opposition, which means that in the 22 seats where an incumbent sought re-election in 2010, 14% of those incumbents had a primary challenger.
• 6 GOP incumbents had no challenger for the November 2 general election. They were Lisa Baker, John Eichelberger, Michael Brubaker, Jane Orie, John Rafferty and Bob Robbins.
• 2 Democratic incumbents had no challenger in either May or November. They were Jim Ferlo and Wayne Fontana.
• Democratic incumbent LeAnna Washington had a primary opponent but no Republican was in the race in November.

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.

List of candidates

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District 2

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Christine Tartaglione: 12,594 a Incumbent Tartaglione first assumed office for the 2nd District in 1995.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Gary Adam Feldman: 1,942 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Christine Tartaglione 37,825

Gary Adam Feldman 8,446

District 4

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• LeAnna Washington: 29,257 a Incumbent Washington first assumed office for the 4th District in 2005.
• W. Lamont Thomas: 4,669

May 18 GOP primary result:

• No Republicans sought election.

November 2 General election candidates:

LeAnna Washington 84,167

District 6

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Bryan Allen: 9,516 a
• John Jordan: 5,619

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Robert Tomlinson: 13,988 a Incumbent Tomlinson first assumed office for the 6th District in 1995.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Tomlinson 49,958

Bryan Allen 35,879

District 8

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Anthony Williams: 20,774 a Incumbent Williams first assumed office for the 8th District in 1999.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Rhashea Harmon: 3,604 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Anthony Williams 62,920

Rhashea Harmon 10,326

District 10

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Cynthia M. Philo: 14,139 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Charles McIlhinney: 16,491 a Incumbent McIlhinney first assumed office for the 10th District in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Charles McIlhinney 59,763

Cynthia M. Philo 40,282

District 12

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Ruth S. Damsker: 14,232 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Stewart Greenleaf: 16,717 a Incumbent Greenleaf first assumed office for the 12th District in 1979.

November 2 General election candidates:

Stewart Greenleaf 62,748

Ruth S. Damsker 35,266

District 14

May 18 Democratic primary:

• John Yudichak: 17,924 a
• Tom Leighton: 9,100

Note: Incumbent Democrat Raphael Musto did not seek re-election.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Stephen Urban: 8,942 a

May 18 Libertarian primary:

• Betsy Summers a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Yudichak 37,466

Stephen Urban 26,212

Betsy Summers 3,748

District 16

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Richard Orloski: 11,070 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Pat Browne: 13,030 a Incumbent Browne first assumed office for the 16th District in 2005.

November 2 General election candidates:

Pat Browne 46,402

Richard Orloski 29,028

District 18

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Lisa Boscola: 14,906 a Incumbent Boscola first assumed office for the 18th District in 1999.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Matt Connolly: 8,271 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Lisa Boscola 44,364

Matt Connolly 28,538

District 20

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrat sought election.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Lisa Baker: 20,176 a Incumbent Baker first assumed office for the 20th District in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Lisa Baker 63,010

District 22

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• John Blake: 9,594 a
• Charles Volpe: 8,871
• Christopher Doherty: 8,084
• Jim Wansacz: 8,038
• Joseph Corcoran: 7,410
• Christopher Phillips: 1,604

Note: Incumbent Democrat Robert Mellow did not seek re-election in 2010.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Frank Scavo: 9,315 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Blake 49,299

Frank Scavo 29,432

District 24

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Bill Wallace: 11,237 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Bob Mensch: 14,922 a Incumbent Mensch first assumed office for the 24th District in 2009.

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Mensch 52,395

Bill Wallace 34,481

District 26

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Michael T. Farrell:13,630 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Edwin Erickson: 19,803 a Incumbent Erickson first assumed office for the 26th District in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Edwin Erickson 54,408

Michael T. Farrell 38,413

District 28

May 18 Democratic primary:

• No Democrats sought election.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Mike Waugh: 22,524 a Incumbent Waugh first assumed office for the 28th District in 1999.

May 18 Libertarian primary:

• Edward Gately

November 2 General election candidates:

Mike Waugh 62,061

Edward Gately 11,499

District 30

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats sought election.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• John Eichelberger: 23,828 a Incumbent Eichelberger first assumed office for the 30th District in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

John Eichelberger 67,457

District 32

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Rich Kasunic: 19,213 a Incumbent Kasunic first assumed office for the 32nd District in 1995.
• Ronald L. Gallo: 5,903

May 18 GOP primary result:

• No Republicans sought election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rich Kasunic 58,000

District 34

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Jon Eich: 12,355 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Jake Corman: 22,288 a Incumbent Corman first assumed office for the 34th District in 1999.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jake Corman 53,822

Jon Eich 23,697

District 36

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• No Democrats sought election.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Michael Brubaker: 23,459 a Incumbent Brubaker first assumed office for the 36th District in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael Brubaker 65,329

District 38

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Jim Ferlo: 25,547 a Incumbent Ferlo first assumed office for the 38th District in 2003.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• No Republicans sought election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jim Ferlo 54,012

District 40

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Dan DeMarco: 3,358 a (write-in)
• Jane Orie: 953 (write-in)
• Others: 452 (write-ins)

Note: No Democrats qualified for the primary ballot, but DeMarco received enough write-in votes to qualify for the November 2 election.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Jane Orie: 22,947 a Incumbent Orie first assumed office for the 40th District in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Jane Orie 58,825

Dan DeMarco 42,643

District 42

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Wayne Fontana:24,952 a Incumbent Fontana first assumed office for the 42nd district in 2005.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• No Republicans sought election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Wayne Fontana 51,358

District 44

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Matt Stehman a (write-in)

Note: No Democrats qualified for the primary ballot, but Stehman received enough write-in votes to qualify for November 2 ballot.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• John Rafferty: 16,748 a Incumbent Rafferty first assumed office for the 44th District in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

John Rafferty 56,388

Matt Stehman 34,180

District 46

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Timothy Solobay: 28,730 a

Note:Incumbent Democrat Barry Stout did not seek re-election in 2010.

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Kris Vanderman: 13,948 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Timothy J. Solobay 40,560

Kris Vanderman 35,528

District 48

May 18 Democratic primary result:

• Jo Ellen Litz: 10,913 a

May 18 GOP primary result:

• Mike Folmer: 26,169 a Incumbent Folmer first assumed office for the 48th District in 2007.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mike Folmer 63,609

Jo Ellen Litz 24,298

District 50

May 18 Democratic primary:

• No Democrats sought election.

May 18 GOP primary:

• Bob Robbins:19,477 a Incumbent Robbins first assumed office for the 50th District in 1991.

Independent candidate:

• Roberta Biros

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Robbins 59,267

Roberta Biros 13,211

See also

• Pennsylvania State Senate
• Pennsylvania State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• 2010 Primary election
• Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee's list of 2010 state senate candidates
• Pennsylvania Republican Senate Campaign Committee's list of 2010 state senate candidates
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Pennsylvania State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election
• Official list of Pennsylvania candidates for the 2010 general elections
• 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

Vacant

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 (22)

Vacancies (1)