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Long-time U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee member defeated in primary election

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May 19, 2010

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Long time Senate Judiciary Committee member Arlen Specter was defeated by Congressman Joe Sestak in a Democratic Primary election on May 18, 2010.

Specter was defeated by Congressman Sestak 54 to 46 percent, with 99% of precincts reporting.[1] Specter conceded defeat at 10:30 PM Eastern Time on May 18th, in a speech to his supporters at a hotel in Philadelphia[2]

Specter was first elected in 1980 to the U.S. Senate as a Republican and was appointed to the committee shortly after he was first sworn into office in 1981.[3] Specter was Chairman of the committee from 2005 to 2007 and served as the minority ranking member from 2007 until 2009, when he switched parties.[3]

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  1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State "2010 General Primary Results," May 18, 2010
  2. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer "Specter concedes defeat," May 18, 2010 (dead link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Senate Judiciary Committee, "List of past members," archived copy February 16, 2013(See 97th to 109th Congresses of the US)
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