Maria Battista
Maria Battista (Republican Party) ran in a special election for judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She lost in the special general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court
Brandon Neuman defeated Maria Battista and Daniel Wassmer in the special general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Neuman (D)  | 59.6 | 877,735 |
 | Maria Battista (R) | 38.4 | 565,640 | |
 | Daniel Wassmer (Liberal Party) | 2.1 | 30,210 | |
| Total votes: 1,473,585 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court
Brandon Neuman advanced from the special Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Neuman | 99.3 | 843,400 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 5,590 | ||
| Total votes: 848,990 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court
Maria Battista defeated Ann Marie Wheatcraft in the special Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Battista | 53.7 | 355,760 |
 | Ann Marie Wheatcraft | 45.7 | 302,592 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 4,266 | ||
| Total votes: 662,618 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Battista in this election.
2023
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Superior Court (2 seats)
Jill Beck and Timika Lane defeated Maria Battista and Harry Smail Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jill Beck (D) | 28.0 | 1,572,023 |
| ✔ |  | Timika Lane (D) | 25.5 | 1,431,550 |
| Maria Battista (R) | 24.1 | 1,353,555 | |
 | Harry Smail Jr. (R) | 22.3 | 1,251,817 | |
| Total votes: 5,608,945 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court (2 seats)
Jill Beck and Timika Lane defeated Patrick F. Dugan in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jill Beck | 40.3 | 694,115 |
| ✔ | | Timika Lane | 37.9 | 653,020 |
 | Patrick F. Dugan | 21.7 | 373,619 | |
| Total votes: 1,720,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court (2 seats)
Maria Battista and Harry Smail Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Battista | 52.9 | 626,159 |
| ✔ | | Harry Smail Jr. | 47.1 | 557,707 |
| Total votes: 1,183,866 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Battista in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Maria Battista did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Maria Battista did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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