Pennsylvania 2012 legislative election results

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Pennsylvania State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Pennsylvania State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Pennsylvania State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	23
	Republican Party	29	27
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		50	50

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 25 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Larry Farnese
2. Shirley Kitchen
3. Dominic Pileggi
4. Daylin Leach
5. Lloyd Smucker
6. John Gordner
7. Pat Vance
8. Richard Alloway
9. John Wozniak
10. Kim Ward
11. Don White
12. Elder Vogel
13. Matthew Smith (Pennsylvania)
14. Joe Scarnati
15. Andy Dinniman
16. James Brewster
17. Jay Costa
18. David Argall
19. Judy Schwank
20. Vincent Hughes
21. Gene Yaw
22. Mike Stack

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Pennsylvania State Senate:

Democratic

1. Sean Wiley
2. Rob Teplitz

Republican

1. Scott Hutchinson

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

1. Sean Wiley
2. Rob Teplitz

Republican

1. Scott Hutchinson

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate:

Democratic

1. Sean Wiley
2. Larry Farnese
3. Shirley Kitchen
4. Daylin Leach
5. John Wozniak
6. Elder Vogel
7. Matthew Smith (Pennsylvania)
8. Rob Teplitz
9. Andy Dinniman
10. James Brewster
11. Jay Costa
12. Judy Schwank
13. Vincent Hughes
14. Mike Stack

Republican

1. Scott Hutchinson
2. Dominic Pileggi
3. Lloyd Smucker
4. John Gordner
5. Pat Vance
6. Richard Alloway
7. Kim Ward
8. Don White
9. Elder Vogel
10. Joe Scarnati
11. David Argall
12. Gene Yaw

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Matthew Smith (Pennsylvania)
2. Shirley Kitchen
3. James Brewster
4. Jay Costa
5. Judy Schwank
6. Vincent Hughes

Republican

1. Scott Hutchinson
2. John Gordner
3. Kim Ward
4. Richard Alloway
5. Don White
6. Pat Vance
7. D. Raja
8. Joe Scarnati

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Pennsylvania State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	91	93
	Republican Party	110	110
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		203	203

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 203 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Bradley Roae
2. Mark Longietti
3. Richard Stevenson
4. Curtis Sonney
5. Chris Sainato
6. Jaret Gibbons
7. John Lawrence (Pennsylvania)
8. Michele Brooks
9. Gene DiGirolamo
10. Jake Wheatley Jr.
11. Adam Ravenstahl
12. Dominic Costa
13. Dan Frankel
14. Joseph Markosek
15. Bernard O'Neill
16. Steve Santarsiero
17. Frank Dermody
18. Marc Gergely
19. Harry Readshaw III
20. John Maher (Pennsylvania)
21. William Kortz II
22. Ryan Aument
23. T. Mark Mustio
24. Nick Kotik
25. Jesse White (Pennsylvania)
26. Brandon Neuman
27. Peter Daley, II
28. Tim Mahoney, Pennsylvania Representative
29. George Dunbar
30. Tim Krieger
31. R. Ted Harhai
32. Deberah Kula
33. Jeffrey Pyle
34. Catherine Harper
35. Donna Oberlander
36. Kathy Rapp
37. Dave Reed
38. Samuel Smith (Pennsylvania)
39. Martin Causer
40. Matthew Bradford
41. Bryan Barbin
42. Frank Burns (Pennsylvania)
43. Gary Haluska
44. Dick Hess
45. Jerry Stern
46. C. Adam Harris
47. Richard Mirabito
48. Garth Everett
49. Fred Keller
50. Mark K. Keller
51. Glen Grell
52. Sheryl Delozier
53. Todd Rock
54. Rob Kauffman
55. Ron Miller (Pennsylvania state representative)
56. Eugene DePasquale
57. P. Michael Sturla
58. Gordon Denlinger
59. Bryan Cutler
60. Stanley Saylor
61. Mauree Gingrich
62. Rosemarie Swanger
63. Susan Helm
64. John Payne
65. Kurt Masser
66. Lynda Schlegel Culver
67. David Millard
68. Sandra Major
69. Sid Michaels Kavulich
70. Tarah Toohil
71. Karen Boback
72. Gerald Mullery
73. Phyllis Mundy
74. Eddie Day Pashinski
75. David Maloney
76. Justin Simmons (Pennsylvania)
77. Robert Freeman (Pennsylvania)
78. Michael Peifer
79. John Galloway (Pennsylvania)
80. Tina Davis
81. Marguerite Quinn (Pennsylvania)
82. Paul Clymer
83. Thomas Quigley
84. Marcy Toepel
85. Tim Briggs
86. Mike Vereb
87. Dan Truitt
88. Todd Stephens
89. Chris Ross
90. Joe Hackett
91. Nicholas Micozzie
92. Margo Davidson
93. William Adolph, Jr.
94. Brendan Boyle
95. Michael McGeehan
96. John Sabatina Jr. (Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge)
97. Michael O'Brien (Pennsylvania)
98. Mario Scavello
99. John Taylor (Pennsylvania)
100. Angel Cruz (Pennsylvania)
101. Maria Donatucci
102. Gary Day
103. Julie Harhart
104. Vanessa Lowery Brown (Pennsylvania)
105. Scott Petri
106. James Roebuck Jr.
107. Ronald Waters
108. Louise Williams Bishop
109. Will Tallman
110. Pamela DeLissio
111. Michelle Brownlee
112. Seth Grove
113. Mark B. Cohen (Pennsylvania)
114. Dwight Evans
115. Marcia Hahn
116. John Reynard
117. Daniel McNeill
118. Michael Fleck (Pennsylvania)
119. Robert Matzie
120. Stephen Barrar
121. Mike Turzai
122. Patrick Harkins
123. Daniel Deasy Jr.
124. Mike Tobash
125. Carl Metzgar
126. Eli Evankovich
127. Thomas Caltagirone
128. H. Scott Conklin
129. Timothy Hennessey
130. Mike Reese (Pennsylvania)
131. Thomas Murt
132. Daryl Metcalfe
133. W. Curtis Thomas
134. Dan Moul
135. Ronald Marsico
136. Frank Farry
137. Anthony DeLuca (Pennsylvania Representative)
138. Michael Hanna, Sr.
139. Warren Kampf
140. Joe Emrick
141. Florindo Fabrizio
142. Steve Samuelson (Pennsylvania)
143. Rick Saccone
144. Rosemary Brown
145. David Hickernell (Pennsylvania)
146. Doyle Heffley
147. Mike Carroll (Pennsylvania)
148. Mark Gillen
149. William Keller (Pennsylvania)
150. Robert Godshall (Pennsylvania)
151. Matthew Baker (Pennsylvania)
152. Joseph Petrarca
153. Neal Goodman
154. Gregory Vitali
155. Rosita Youngblood
156. Keith Gillespie
157. Brian Ellis (Pennsylvania)
158. Tina Pickett
159. Kerry Benninghoff
160. Jim Cox
161. Duane Milne
162. Jerry Knowles
163. Paul Costa
164. Nick Miccarelli
165. Katharine Watson
166. Matt Gabler
167. Jim Marshall
168. Thomas Killion
169. Kevin Boyle (Pennsylvania)
170. Jim Christiana
171. Thaddeus Kirkland
172. Stephen Bloom (Pennsylvania)
173. Cherelle Parker

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Ryan Bizzarro
2. Erin Molchany
3. Patty Kim
4. Kevin Haggerty
5. Martin Flynn
6. Frank Farina
7. Mark Rozzi
8. Michael Schlossberg
9. Mary Jo Daley
10. Madeleine Dean
11. Edward Neilson
12. James Clay
13. Brian Sims (Pennsylvania)
14. Jose Miranda
15. Stephen Kinsey
16. Mark Painter
17. Steve McCarter
18. Jordan Harris
19. Pam Snyder
20. Edward Gainey

Republican

1. Hal English
2. Keith Greiner
3. R. Lee James
4. Thomas Sankey
5. John McGinnis (Pennsylvania)
6. Mike Regan
7. Michael Schlossberg
8. Ryan Mackenzie
9. Becky Corbin
10. Mindy Fee
11. Steven Mentzer
12. Greg Lucas

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Ryan Bizzarro
2. Patty Kim
3. Frank Farina
4. Mark Rozzi
5. Michael Schlossberg
6. Stephen Kinsey
7. Steve McCarter
8. Pam Snyder

Republican

1. Keith Greiner
2. R. Lee James
3. Thomas Sankey
4. Mike Regan
5. Michael Schlossberg
6. Becky Corbin
7. Mindy Fee
8. Steven Mentzer
9. Greg Lucas

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Eugene DePasquale
2. Ryan Bizzarro
3. Mark Longietti
4. Chris Sainato
5. Jaret Gibbons
6. Jake Wheatley Jr.
7. Dominic Costa
8. Adam Ravenstahl
9. Erin Molchany
10. Dan Frankel
11. Joseph Markosek
12. Steve Santarsiero
13. Frank Dermody
14. Marc Gergely
15. Harry Readshaw III
16. William Kortz II
17. Nick Kotik
18. Jesse White (Pennsylvania)
19. Brandon Neuman
20. Peter Daley, II
21. Tim Mahoney, Pennsylvania Representative
22. Deberah Kula
23. R. Ted Harhai
24. Matthew Bradford
25. Bryan Barbin
26. Frank Burns (Pennsylvania)
27. Gary Haluska
28. Richard Mirabito
29. P. Michael Sturla
30. Patty Kim
31. Kevin Haggerty
32. Martin Flynn
33. Sid Michaels Kavulich
34. Frank Farina
35. Gerald Mullery
36. Phyllis Mundy
37. Eddie Day Pashinski
38. Mark Rozzi
39. Michael Schlossberg
40. Daniel McNeill
41. Robert Freeman (Pennsylvania)
42. Louise Williams Bishop
43. Pamela DeLissio
44. Michelle Brownlee
45. John Galloway (Pennsylvania)
46. Tina Davis
47. Mary Jo Daley
48. Tim Briggs
49. Madeleine Dean
50. Margo Davidson
51. Edward Neilson
52. Brendan Boyle
53. Michael McGeehan
54. John Sabatina Jr. (Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge)
55. Michael O'Brien (Pennsylvania)
56. James Clay
57. Angel Cruz (Pennsylvania)
58. Brian Sims (Pennsylvania)
59. Vanessa Lowery Brown (Pennsylvania)
60. Ronald Waters
61. James Roebuck Jr.
62. Maria Donatucci
63. Jose Miranda
64. Stephen Kinsey
65. Dwight Evans
66. Mark B. Cohen (Pennsylvania)
67. Mark Painter
68. Robert Matzie
69. Patrick Harkins
70. Daniel Deasy Jr.
71. Steve McCarter
72. Thomas Caltagirone
73. H. Scott Conklin
74. Jordan Harris
75. W. Curtis Thomas
76. Anthony DeLuca (Pennsylvania Representative)
77. Michael Hanna, Sr.
78. Florindo Fabrizio
79. Steve Samuelson (Pennsylvania)
80. Pam Snyder
81. Mike Carroll (Pennsylvania)
82. William Keller (Pennsylvania)
83. Joseph Petrarca
84. Neal Goodman
85. Gregory Vitali
86. Rosita Youngblood
87. Paul Costa
88. Edward Gainey
89. Kevin Boyle (Pennsylvania)
90. Thaddeus Kirkland
91. Cherelle Parker

Republican

1. John Maher (Pennsylvania)
2. Curtis Sonney
3. Bradley Roae
4. Richard Stevenson
5. John Lawrence (Pennsylvania)
6. Michele Brooks
7. Gene DiGirolamo
8. Bernard O'Neill
9. Hal English
10. Ryan Aument
11. Keith Greiner
12. T. Mark Mustio
13. George Dunbar
14. Tim Krieger
15. Jeffrey Pyle
16. Catherine Harper
17. Dave Reed
18. Donna Oberlander
19. R. Lee James
20. Kathy Rapp
21. Samuel Smith (Pennsylvania)
22. Martin Causer
23. Thomas Sankey
24. Dick Hess
25. John McGinnis (Pennsylvania)
26. Jerry Stern
27. C. Adam Harris
28. Garth Everett
29. Fred Keller
30. Mark K. Keller
31. Glen Grell
32. Sheryl Delozier
33. Rob Kauffman
34. Todd Rock
35. Mike Regan
36. Ron Miller (Pennsylvania state representative)
37. Stanley Saylor
38. Gordon Denlinger
39. Bryan Cutler
40. Mauree Gingrich
41. Rosemarie Swanger
42. Susan Helm
43. John Payne
44. Kurt Masser
45. Lynda Schlegel Culver
46. David Millard
47. Sandra Major
48. Tarah Toohil
49. Karen Boback
50. David Maloney
51. Justin Simmons (Pennsylvania)
52. Michael Schlossberg
53. Ryan Mackenzie
54. Will Tallman
55. Seth Grove
56. Marcia Hahn
57. Michael Peifer
58. Marguerite Quinn (Pennsylvania)
59. Paul Clymer
60. Marcy Toepel
61. Mike Vereb
62. Todd Stephens
63. Becky Corbin
64. Dan Truitt
65. Chris Ross
66. Joe Hackett
67. Nicholas Micozzie
68. William Adolph, Jr.
69. Mario Scavello
70. John Taylor (Pennsylvania)
71. Scott Petri
72. Julie Harhart
73. Gary Day
74. Thomas Quigley
75. Michael Fleck (Pennsylvania)
76. Stephen Barrar
77. Mindy Fee
78. Mike Turzai
79. Mike Tobash
80. Carl Metzgar
81. Eli Evankovich
82. Timothy Hennessey
83. Mike Reese (Pennsylvania)
84. Thomas Murt
85. Daryl Metcalfe
86. Dan Moul
87. Ronald Marsico
88. Frank Farry
89. Warren Kampf
90. Joe Emrick
91. Steven Mentzer
92. Rick Saccone
93. Rosemary Brown
94. David Hickernell (Pennsylvania)
95. Doyle Heffley
96. Mark Gillen
97. Robert Godshall (Pennsylvania)
98. Matthew Baker (Pennsylvania)
99. Greg Lucas
100. Keith Gillespie
101. Brian Ellis (Pennsylvania)
102. Tina Pickett
103. Kerry Benninghoff
104. Jim Cox
105. Duane Milne
106. Jerry Knowles
107. Nick Miccarelli
108. Katharine Watson
109. Matt Gabler
110. Jim Marshall
111. Thomas Killion
112. Jim Christiana
113. Stephen Bloom (Pennsylvania)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Mark Longietti
2. Jake Wheatley Jr.
3. Dominic Costa
4. Dan Frankel
5. Marc Gergely
6. Harry Readshaw III
7. William Kortz II
8. Jesse White (Pennsylvania)
9. Brandon Neuman
10. R. Ted Harhai
11. Deberah Kula
12. Frank Burns (Pennsylvania)
13. Eugene DePasquale
14. Sid Michaels Kavulich
15. Eddie Day Pashinski
16. Robert Freeman (Pennsylvania)
17. Michael McGeehan
18. John Sabatina Jr. (Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge)
19. Michael O'Brien (Pennsylvania)
20. Maria Donatucci
21. Ronald Waters
22. Michael Schlossberg
23. Matthew Bradford
24. James Clay
25. Brian Sims (Pennsylvania)
26. Kevin Haggerty
27. Adam Ravenstahl
28. Martin Flynn
29. Angel Cruz (Pennsylvania)
30. Vanessa Lowery Brown (Pennsylvania)
31. Louise Williams Bishop
32. Michelle Brownlee
33. Stephen Kinsey
34. Mark B. Cohen (Pennsylvania)
35. Dwight Evans
36. Patty Kim
37. Patrick Harkins
38. Daniel Deasy Jr.
39. Steve McCarter
40. Thomas Caltagirone
41. H. Scott Conklin
42. Jordan Harris
43. W. Curtis Thomas
44. Michael Hanna, Sr.
45. Florindo Fabrizio
46. Mike Carroll (Pennsylvania)
47. William Keller (Pennsylvania)
48. Neal Goodman
49. Rosita Youngblood
50. Paul Costa
51. Edward Gainey
52. Cherelle Parker

Republican

1. Bradley Roae
2. Richard Stevenson
3. Curtis Sonney
4. Michele Brooks
5. Gene DiGirolamo
6. John Maher (Pennsylvania)
7. Ryan Aument
8. Donna Oberlander
9. Kathy Rapp
10. Dave Reed
11. Martin Causer
12. Dick Hess
13. Jerry Stern
14. Garth Everett
15. Fred Keller
16. Mark K. Keller
17. Glen Grell
18. Sheryl Delozier
19. Todd Rock
20. Gordon Denlinger
21. Bryan Cutler
22. Mauree Gingrich
23. Lynda Schlegel Culver
24. Karen Boback
25. Michael Peifer
26. William Adolph, Jr.
27. Julie Harhart
28. Scott Petri
29. Michael Schlossberg
30. John McGinnis (Pennsylvania)
31. R. Lee James
32. Samuel Smith (Pennsylvania)
33. C. Adam Harris
34. Stanley Saylor
35. Rosemarie Swanger
36. Seth Grove
37. Michael Fleck (Pennsylvania)
38. Stephen Barrar
39. Mike Turzai
40. Carl Metzgar
41. Eli Evankovich
42. Daryl Metcalfe
43. Dan Moul
44. Frank Farry
45. Steven Mentzer
46. David Hickernell (Pennsylvania)
47. Mark Gillen
48. Robert Godshall (Pennsylvania)
49. Matthew Baker (Pennsylvania)
50. Brian Ellis (Pennsylvania)
51. Tina Pickett
52. Duane Milne
53. Jerry Knowles
54. Nick Miccarelli
55. Katharine Watson
56. Matt Gabler
57. Jim Marshall
58. Stephen Bloom (Pennsylvania)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Erik Viker
2. Dante Picciano
3. Lamott Ebron
4. Dave Moser
5. Paul Culbreth
6. Jim Barr

National Partisan Trends

2012 Legislative Election Results
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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1