Pennsylvania 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Pennsylvania.

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

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

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

Democratic

1. Rob Teplitz
2. Sean Wiley

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. Rob Teplitz
2. Sean Wiley

Republican

1. Scott Hutchinson

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

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

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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