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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 | |||
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| 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:
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New State Senators and General Election Winners
Newly elected senators
The following list displays newly-elected members of the Pennsylvania State Senate:
Democratic
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Republican
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Open Seat Winners
The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:
Democratic
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Republican
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Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate:
Democratic
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Republican
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Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
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Republican
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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 | |||
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| 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:
- Chris Sainato
- Jake Wheatley Jr.
- Dominic Costa
- Bernard O'Neill
- Jesse White (Pennsylvania)
- Jeffrey Pyle
- Matthew Bradford
- Bryan Barbin
- Dick Hess
- Mark K. Keller
- Eugene DePasquale
- Sid Michaels Kavulich
- Mario Scavello
- John Taylor (Pennsylvania)
- Will Tallman
- Mark B. Cohen (Pennsylvania)
- Dwight Evans
- John Reynard
- Mike Tobash
- Thomas Murt
- Robert Godshall (Pennsylvania)
- Matthew Baker (Pennsylvania)
- Joseph Petrarca
- Brian Ellis (Pennsylvania)
- Kerry Benninghoff
- Duane Milne
- Paul Costa
- Matt Gabler
- Stephen Bloom (Pennsylvania)
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
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Open Seat Winners
The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
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Republican
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Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2012:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 |
