Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2004

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate consisted of a primary election on April 27, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

Qualifications

Under Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and Representatives twenty-one years of age. They shall have been citizens and inhabitants of their respective districts one year next before their election (unless absent on the public business of the United States or of this State) and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service.

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Pennsylvania in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2012	55	$26,589,797
2010	53	$20,772,005
2008	65	$29,456,144
2006	63	$22,233,800
2004	52	$18,023,643
2002	53	$19,135,990
2000	49	$10,724,732

During the 2004 election, the total contributions to the 52 Senate candidates was $18,023,643. The top 10 contributors were:

2004 Donors, Pennsylvania State Senate
Donor	Amount
Pennsylvania Republican Party	$925,561
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania	$725,764
Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters & Joiners	$331,700
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association	$311,450
Williams, Connie	$222,425
Pennsylvania 2100 Cmte	$203,000
Marcus, Stephen C	$185,000
Pennsylvania Democratic Party	$176,693
Electrical Workers Local 98	$168,950
Afscme Council 13	$157,690

List of candidates

District 1

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Vincent J. Fumo: 21,400 a
• James J. Tayoun: 12,324

April 27 GOP primary:

• John H. Morley: 3,836 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Vincent J. Fumo: 88,935

John H. Morley: 23,073

District 3

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Shirley M. Kitchen: 17,251 a
• Jesse W. Brown: 2,091

April 27 GOP primary:

• Patrick John Carroll: 2,987 a

Note: Carroll withdrew from the race before the general election. Philip Kerwick was selected as his replacement as Republican nominee.

November 2 General election candidates:

Shirley M. Kitchen: 87,064

Philip Kerwick: 13,207

District 5

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Mike Stack: 16,451 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Sam Mirarchi: 8,307 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Mike Stack: 66,844

Sam Mirarchi: 34,829

District 7

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Vincent Hughes: 20,960 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Maryalice H. Devlin: 4,645 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Vincent Hughes: 91,340

Maryalice H. Devlin: 17,980

District 9

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Thomas J. Bosak: 4,736 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Dominic F. Pileggi: 21,627 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas J. Bosak: 48,784

Dominic F. Pileggi: 71,379

District 11

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Michael A. O'Pake: 11,903 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Barbara J. Cummings: 10,962 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael A. O'Pake: 69,951

Barbara J. Cummings: 28,745

District 13

April 27 Democratic primary:

• John Gouveia: 4,636 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Gibson E. Armstrong: 21,341 a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Gouveia: 37,870

Gibson E. Armstrong: 71,925

District 15

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Eric J. Epstein: 11,455 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Jeffrey E. Piccola: 26,301 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Eric J. Epstein: 44,653

Jeffrey E. Piccola: 70,058

District 17

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Connie Williams: 12,368 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Ted Barry: 15,741 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Connie Williams: 80,372

Ted Barry: 44,224

District 19

April 27 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

April 27 GOP primary:

• Robert J. Thompson: 25,448 a

November 2 General election candidate:

Robert J. Thompson: 96,582

District 21

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Kevan M. Yenerall: 10,528 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Mary Jo White: 20,788 a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Michael J. Robertson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kevan M. Yenerall: 29,348

Mary Jo White: 66,292

Michael J. Robertson: 2,290

District 23

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Grant Berry: 6,912 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Roger A. Madigan: 23,589 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Grant Berry: 26,313

Roger A. Madigan: 73,048

District 25

April 27 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

April 27 GOP primary:

• Joseph B. Scarnati: 21,744 a

Constitution Party candidate:

• Alan Kiser a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph B. Scarnati: 74,383

Alan Kiser: 8,694

District 27

April 27 Democratic primary:

• John J. Boback: 10,379 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• John R. Gordner: 12,131 a
• Wayne R. Miller: 11,299
• George Ollie Wagner: 2,673

November 2 General election candidates:

John J. Boback: 28,288

John R. Gordner: 67,236

District 29

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Michael P. Halcovage: 10,962 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• James J. Rhoades: 18,566 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Michael P. Halcovage: 35,379

James J. Rhoades: 67,743

District 31

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Sean Quinlan: 9,571 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Patricia H. Vance: 30,203 a

Independent candidate:

• Jeffrey T. Gerace a

November 2 General election candidates:

Sean Quinlan: 29,148

Patricia H. Vance: 86,741

Jeffrey T. Gerace: 3,027

District 33

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Donald R. Richards: 7,499 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Terry Punt: 24,723 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald R. Richards: 25,766

Terry Punt: 83,790

District 35

April 27 Democratic primary:

• John N. Wozniak: 25,909 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

John N. Wozniak: 93,500

District 37

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Ernest Simon: 13,687 a

Note: Simon withdrew from the race in August 2004. He was replaced by Gianni Floro.

April 27 GOP primary:

• John Pippy: 22,583 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gianni Floro: 41,954

John Pippy: 88,306

District 39

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Allen Kukovich: 18,288 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Bob Regola: 11,254 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Allen Kukovich: 52,743

Bob Regola: 58,107

District 41

April 27 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

April 27 GOP primary:

• Don White: 22,021 a

November 2 General election candidate:

Don White: 97,941

District 43

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Jay Costa: 24,911 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Jay Costa: 90,408

District 45

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Sean Logan: 20,938 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Sean Logan: 72,943

District 47

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Gerald J. La Valle: 23,192 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Gerald J. La Valle: 95,952

District 49

April 27 Democratic primary:

• Tony Logue: 14,600 a

April 27 GOP primary:

• Jane M. Earll: 15,188 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Tony Logue: 35,194

Jane M. Earll: 67,658

See also

• Pennsylvania State Senate
• Pennsylvania State Legislature

External links

• Pennsylvania Secretary of State 2004 Primary Election Results
• Pennsylvania Secretary of State 2004 General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Joe Pittman

Minority Leader:Jay Costa

Senators

District 1

Nikil Saval (D)

District 2

Christine Tartaglione (D)

District 3

Sharif Street (D)

District 4

Art Haywood (D)

District 5

Joe Picozzi (R)

District 6

Frank Farry (R)

District 7

Vincent Hughes (D)

District 8

Anthony Williams (D)

District 9

John Kane (D)

District 10

Steve Santarsiero (D)

District 11

Judy Schwank (D)

District 12

Maria Collett (D)

District 13

Scott Martin (R)

District 14

Nick Miller (D)

District 15

Patty Kim (D)

District 16

Jarrett Coleman (R)

District 17

Amanda Cappelletti (D)

District 18

Lisa Boscola (D)

District 19

Carolyn Comitta (D)

District 20

Lisa Baker (R)

District 21

Scott Hutchinson (R)

District 22

Martin Flynn (D)

District 23

Gene Yaw (R)

District 24

Tracy Pennycuick (R)

District 25

Cris Dush (R)

District 26

Timothy Kearney (D)

District 27

Lynda Culver (R)

District 28

Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)

District 29

David Argall (R)

District 30

Judith Ward (R)

District 31

Dawn Keefer (R)

District 32

Patrick Stefano (R)

District 33

Doug Mastriano (R)

District 34

Greg Rothman (R)

District 35

Wayne Langerholc (R)

District 36

James Malone (D)

District 37

Devlin Robinson (R)

District 38

Lindsey Williams (D)

District 39

Kim Ward (R)

District 40

Rosemary Brown (R)

District 41

Joe Pittman (R)

District 42

Wayne Fontana (D)

District 43

Jay Costa (D)

District 44

Katie Muth (D)

District 45

Nick Pisciottano (D)

District 46

Camera Bartolotta (R)

District 47

Elder Vogel (R)

District 48

Chris Gebhard (R)

District 49

Daniel Laughlin (R)

District 50

Michele Brooks (R)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (23)