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Pennsylvania is the only state in the country to hold judicial elections solely in odd-numbered years. In 2015, three of the seven seats on the state supreme court were up for election. Additionally, there was one vacancy on both the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, the state's two intermediate appellate courts. There were contested common pleas court races in Philadelphia, Allegheny, Northampton, Erie, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Greene, Chester, Somerset, York, Berks, Delaware, Montgomery, Franklin, Bradford, Cambria, Adams and Lawrence counties. There were also elections for the Magisterial District Courts.
In 2015, Ballotpedia also covered municipal elections in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well school board elections for 18 Pennsylvania school districts.
Election dates
- Filing deadline: March 11, 2015
- Primary: May 19, 2015
- General: November 3, 2015
Candidates: Contested
Candidates are not listed in official ballot order.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court - Three seats
Democratic primary: 
- ☑ David N. Wecht
- ☑ Kevin M. Dougherty
- ☑ Christine Donohue
- ☐ Anne Lazarus
- ☐ Dwayne D. Woodruff
- ☐ John H. Foradora
Republican primary: 
- ☑ Judith Olson
- ☑ Michael A. George
- ☑ Anne Covey
- ☐ Cheryl Lynn Allen
- ☐ Rebecca L. Warren
- ☐ Correale Stevens (I)
General election:
- ☑ Christine Donohue
- ☑ Kevin M. Dougherty
- ☑ David N. Wecht
- ☐ Judith Olson
- ☐ Michael A. George
- ☐ Anne Covey
- ☐ Paul Panepinto
Pennsylvania Superior Court - One seat
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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court - One seat
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Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas - 12 seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. (I)
- ☑ Kai Scott
- ☑ Tracy Brandeis-Roman
- ☑ Abbe Fletman (I)
- ☑ Mia Roberts-Perez
- ☑ Lyris Younge
- ☑ Rainy Papademetriou
- ☑ Scott Diclaudio
- ☑ Daine A. Grey Jr.
- ☑ Chris Mallios
- ☑ Michael Fanning (I)
- ☑ Stephanie M. Sawyer
- ☐ Jennifer Schultz
- ☐ Leon Goodman
- ☐ Vincent Melchiorre (I)
- ☐ Frances Fattah
- ☐ Brian Ortelere
- ☐ Stella Tsai
- ☐ Deborah Watson-Stokes
- ☐ Thomas Martin
- ☐ Jon Marshall
- ☐ Sandjai Weaver
- ☐ Lynne M. Summers
- ☐ Betsy Wahl
- ☐ James Berardinelli
- ☐ Anthony Kyriakakis
- ☐ Lucretia Clemons
- ☐ Vincent Furlong
- ☐ Leon A. King II
- ☐ Edward Louden Jr.
- ☐ Marissa Brumbach
- ☐ Wayne Bennett
- ☐ Chris McCabe
- ☐ Jodi Lobel
- ☐ Vince Giusini
- ☐ Shanese Johnson
- ☐ Rania Major
- ☐ Joshua Hill
- ☐ Sherman Toppin
- ☐ William Ciancaglini
- ☐ Franklin Bennett III
- ☐ Tangie Boston
- ☐ Starr Marshall Cash
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General election:
- ☑ Chris Mallios
- ☑ Mia Roberts-Perez
- ☑ Lyris Younge
- ☑ Michael Fanning (I)
- ☑ Stephanie M. Sawyer
- ☑ Kai Scott
- ☑ Rainy Papademetriou
- ☑ Abbe Fletman (I)
- ☑ Daine A. Grey Jr.
- ☑ Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. (I)
- ☑ Scott Diclaudio
- ☑ Tracy Brandeis-Roman
- ☐ Vincent Furlong
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas - Three seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Jennifer Staley McCrady
- ☑ Dan Regan
- ☑ Hugh F. McGough
- ☐ PJ Murray
- ☐ William Caye II
- ☐ Rosemary Crawford
- ☐ Richard Schubert
- ☐ Pauline Calabrese
Republican primary:
- ☑ Dan Regan
- ☑ Jennifer Staley McCrady
- ☑ PJ Murray
- ☐ William Caye II
- ☐ Hugh F. McGough
- ☐ Richard Schubert
- ☐ Pauline Calabrese
General election:
Northampton County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Erie County Court of Common Pleas - Two seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Joe Walsh
- ☑ Erin C. Connelly
- ☐ Jamie Mead
- ☐ Ed Smith
- ☐ Buzz Andrezeski
- ☐ Chad Vilushis
- ☐ Elvage G. Murphy
- ☐ Damon Hopkins
Republican primary:
- ☑ Joe Walsh
- ☑ Jamie Mead
- ☐ Ed Smith
- ☐ Damon Hopkins
- ☐ Erin C. Connelly
- ☐ Chad Vilushis
- ☐ Elvage G. Murphy
General election:
Northumberland County Court of Pleas - Two seats
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Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Republican primary:
- ☑ Jessica E. Brewbaker
- ☐ Matt Smith
- ☐ Carrie Hyams
- ☐ Robert P. Kline
- ☐ Lisa Grayson
- ☐ Michael J. Whare
General election:
Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas - Three seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Scott Mears
- ☑ David Regoli (I)
- ☑ Harry Smail Jr. (I)
- ☐ Chris Huffman
- ☐ Tim Krieger
- ☐ Hope Aston
- ☐ Jim Silvis
- ☐ Leslie Uncapher Zellers
- ☐ Tom Anderson
Republican primary:
- ☑ Harry Smail Jr. (I)
- ☑ Tim Krieger
- ☑ Scott Mears
- ☐ David Regoli (I)
- ☐ Hope Aston
- ☐ Jim Silvis
- ☐ Tom Anderson
- ☐ Leslie Uncapher Zellers
- ☐ Chris Huffman
General election:
- ☑ Scott Mears
- ☑ Harry Smail Jr. (I)
- ☐ David Regoli (I)
- ☑ Tim Krieger
Greene County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Chester County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Somerset County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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York County Court of Common Pleas - Two seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Kathleen Prendergast
- ☑ Michael W. Flannelly
- ☐ Neil A. Slenker
- ☐ Karen E. Comery
- ☐ Carl Anderson
- ☐ Chris Menges
- ☐ Tom Reilly
Republican primary:
- ☑ Michael W. Flannelly
- ☑ Chris Menges
- ☐ Neil A. Slenker
- ☐ Tom Reilly
- ☐ Kathleen Prendergast
- ☐ Karen E. Comery
- ☐ Carl Anderson
General election:
Berks County Court of Common Pleas - Three seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser
- ☑ Pat Barrett
- ☑ James M. Lillis
- ☐ Tina Boyd
- ☐ Kelly Kline
- ☐ Jim Smith
- ☐ Jonathan Kurland
- ☐ Victor M. Frederick IV
Republican primary:
- ☑ James M. Lillis
- ☑ Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser
- ☑ Pat Barrett
- ☐ Jim Smith
- ☐ Tina Boyd
- ☐ Jonathan Kurland
- ☐ Kelly Kline
- ☐ Victor M. Frederick IV
General election:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas - Three seats
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Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas - Three seats
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Natasha Taylor-Smith
- ☑ Todd Eisenberg
- ☑ Dan Clifford
- ☐ Risa Vetri Ferman
- ☐ Stephen Heckman
- ☐ Gregory Cirillo
Republican primary:
- ☑ Risa Vetri Ferman
- ☑ Gregory Cirillo
- ☑ Stephen Heckman
- ☐ Todd Eisenberg
- ☐ Dan Clifford
- ☐ Natasha Taylor-Smith
General election:
- ☐ Natasha Taylor-Smith
- ☑ Todd Eisenberg
- ☑ Dan Clifford (Pennsylvania)
- ☑ Risa Vetri Ferman
- ☐ Gregory Cirillo
- ☐ Stephen Heckman
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Bradford County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Cambria County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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Adams County Court of Common Pleas - Two seats
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Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas - One seat
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General election:
Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-04
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Elissa M. Lang (I)
- ☐ Barry Wingard
Republican primary:
- ☑ Elissa M. Lang (I)
- ☐ Barry Wingard
General election:
- ☑ Elissa M. Lang (I)
Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-06
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Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-11
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Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-18
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Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-20
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Ron Arnoni (I)
- ☐ James H. Modrak
- ☐ Molly Maguire Gaussa
Republican primary:
- ☑ Ron Arnoni (I)
- ☐ James H. Modrak
- ☐ Molly Maguire Gaussa
General election:
- ☑ Ron Arnoni (I)
Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-22
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Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-25
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Mary P. Murray (I)
- ☐ Rudy Bolea
- ☐ Aaron M. Tomczak
Republican primary:
- ☑ Mary P. Murray (I)
- ☐ Aaron M. Tomczak
General election:
- ☑ Mary P. Murray (I)
Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-40
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General election:
- ☑ Derwin D. Rushing (I)
Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-02-42
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Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-03-04
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Tom Swan
- ☐ Jane Kohan Bittner
- ☐ Brian M. O'Malley
- ☐ Daniel E. Kline, Sr.
- ☐ Mike McMullen
- ☐ Joseph Shurina
- ☐ Steven Valenza
- ☐ Doug Austin
- ☐ Donald T. Murphy, Jr.
Republican primary:
- ☑ Doug Austin
- ☐ Tom Swan
- ☐ Jane Kohan Bittner
- ☐ Daniel E. Kline, Sr.
- ☐ Brian M. O'Malley
- ☐ Mike McMullen
- ☐ Steven Valenza
- ☐ Joseph Shurina
- ☐ Donald T. Murphy, Jr.
General election:
- ☑ Tom Swan
- ☐ Doug Austin
Allegheny County Magisterial District - 05-03-12
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Berks County Magisterial District - 1-3
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Berks County Magisterial District - 1-5
General election:
- ☑ Alvin B. Robinson (I)
- ☐ Sheila Perez
Berks County Magisterial District - 2-1
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Stuart D. Kennedy (I)
- ☐ Rebecca Acosta
- ☐ Peter Rosario
Republican primary:
- ☑ Stuart D. Kennedy (I)
- ☐ Rebecca Acosta
General election:
- ☑ Stuart D. Kennedy (I)
Berks County Magisterial District - 2-3
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Sandra Fegley
- ☐ Philip Bentz
- ☐ BK McDonough
- ☐ Emily Walley
- ☐ Steve Long
- ☐ Anthony Rearden III
- ☐ Roarke Aston
- ☐ John Fielding
- ☐ David P. Johnson
- ☐ Thomas Rentschler
- ☐ Jay M. Kurtz
Republican primary:
- ☑ Philip Bentz
- ☐ Sandra Fegley
- ☐ Steve Long
- ☐ Anthony Rearden III
- ☐ Roarke Aston
- ☐ John Fielding
- ☐ Emily Walley
- ☐ David P. Johnson
- ☐ BK McDonough
- ☐ Jay M. Kurtz
- ☐ Thomas Rentschler
General election:
Bucks County Magisterial District - 7-2-07
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Bucks County Magisterial District - 7-2-08
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Butler County Magisterial District - 50-3-05
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Cambria County Magisterial District - 47-1-03
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Cambria County Magisterial District - 47-3-03
Democratic primary:
- ☑ John Prebish Jr.
- ☐ Galen F. Decort (I)
Republican primary:
- ☑ John Prebish Jr.
- ☐ Galen F. Decort (I)
General election:
Cambria County Magisterial District - 47-3-05
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Michael Zungali (I)
- ☐ Randall Wilson
- ☐ Brian Gates
Republican primary:
- ☑ Michael Zungali (I)
- ☐ Randall Wilson
- ☐ Brian Gates
General election:
Centre County Magisterial District - 49-3-04
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Thomas N. Jordan (I)
- ☐ Melissa Krum
Republican primary:
- ☑ Thomas N. Jordan (I)
General election:
- ☑ Thomas N. Jordan (I)
Chester County Magisterial District - 15-1-04
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Chester County Magisterial District - 15-1-05
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Republican primary:
- ☑ Grover E. Koon (I)
- ☐ Charles Ricky Campbell
General election:
- ☑ Grover E. Koon (I)
Chester County Magisterial District - 15-4-04
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Matthew Seavey (I)
- ☐ Nicole Morley
Republican primary:
- ☑ Matthew Seavey (I)
- ☐ Nicole Morley
General election:
- ☑ Matthew Seavey (I)
Columbia County Magisterial District - 26-2-01
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Russell L. Lawton (I)
- ☐ Serena Stackhouse
Republican primary:
- ☑ Russell L. Lawton (I)
General election:
- ☑ Russell L. Lawton (I)
Cumberland County Magisterial District - 09-3-03
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Susan K. Day (I)
- ☐ Rodney Wagner
Republican primary:
- ☑ Susan K. Day (I)
- ☐ Rodney Wagner
General election:
- ☑ Susan K. Day (I)
Dauphin County Magisterial District - 12-02-04
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Dauphin County Magisterial District - 12-02-05
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Paul Zozos
- ☐ Angel Fox
- ☐ Marva Brown
- ☐ Ausha Green
- ☐ William Cluck
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Delaware County Magisterial District - 32-1-33
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Republican primary:
- ☑ Harry J. Karapalides (I)
General election:
- ☑ Harry J. Karapalides (I)
Delaware County Magisterial District - 32-2-39
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Delaware County Magisterial District - 32-2-51
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Republican primary:
- ☑ Christopher R. Mattox (I)
General election:
Elk County Magisterial District - 59-3-02
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Erie County Magisterial District - 06-1-04
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Fayette County Magisterial District - 14-2-01
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Fayette County Magisterial District - 14-3-02
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Dan Shimshock
- ☐ Jeff Myers
- ☐ John Kopas III
- ☐ Charity Grimm Krupa
- ☐ Brenda Shenal Cavalcante
- ☐ Doug Sholtis
- ☐ Joe Ryan
Republican primary:
- ☑ Charity Grimm Krupa
- ☐ Dan Shimshock
- ☐ Jeff Myers
- ☐ John Kopas III
- ☐ Doug Sholtis
- ☐ Brenda Shenal Cavalcante
- ☐ Joe Ryan
General election:
Lackawanna County Magisterial District - 45-3-01
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Lackawanna County Magisterial District - 45-3-03
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Sean P. McGraw (I)
- ☐ Wally Casper
- ☐ Robert Pawlukovich
Republican primary:
- ☑ Sean P. McGraw (I)
- ☐ Wally Casper
- ☐ Robert Pawlukovich
General election:
- ☑ Sean P. McGraw (I)
Lancaster County Magisterial District - 02-1-01
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Lancaster County Magisterial District - 02-1-03
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Lancaster County Magisterial District - 02-3-05
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Lebanon County Magisterial District - 52-3-04
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Michael D. Smith (I)
Republican primary:
- ☑ John Ditzler
- ☐ Michael D. Smith (I)
General election:
Lehigh County Magisterial District - 31-1-01
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Patricia M. Engler (I)
- ☐ Tonya Trotter
Republican primary:
- ☑ Patricia M. Engler (I)
- ☐ Tonya Trotter
General election:
- ☑ Patricia M. Engler (I)
Lehigh County Magisterial District - 31-2-01
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Karen C. Devine (I)
- ☐ Courtney Robinson
Republican primary:
- ☑ Karen C. Devine (I)
General election:
- ☑ Karen C. Devine (I)
Luzerne County Magisterial District - 11-1-02
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Luzerne County Magisterial District - 11-3-08
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Joseph Spagnulo Jr.
- ☐ Ryan Molitoris
- ☐ Christine Katsock
- ☐ Stephen Menn
- ☐ Tom Wardle
- ☐ Dominic Feola
- ☐ Joe Lakkis
Republican primary:
- ☑ Joseph Spagnulo Jr.
- ☐ Ryan Molitoris
- ☐ Christine Katsock
- ☐ Tom Wardle
- ☐ Joe Lakkis
- ☐ Dominic Feola
General election:
Lycoming County Magisterial District - 29-1-01
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Lycoming County Magisterial District - 29-3-04
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Mifflin County Magisterial District - 58-3-02
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Mifflin County Magisterial District - 58-3-03
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Kent Smith
- ☐ Tammy L. Hunter (I)
Republican primary:
- ☑ Kent Smith
- ☐ Tammy L. Hunter (I)
General election:
Montgomery County Magisterial District - 38-1-07
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Michael Quinn
- ☐ Kathleen M. Valentine (I)
Republican primary:
- ☐ Michael Quinn
- ☑ Kathleen M. Valentine (I)
General election:
- ☑ Michael Quinn
- ☐ Kathleen M. Valentine (I)
Montgomery County Magisterial District - 38-1-09
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Ian Kingsley
- ☐ William I. Maruszczak (I)
Republican primary:
- ☑ William I. Maruszczak (I)
- ☐ Ian Kingsley
General election:
- ☑ William I. Maruszczak (I)
- ☐ Ian Kingsley
Montgomery County Magisterial District - 38-2-09
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Northampton County Magisterial District - 03-2-01
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Roy A. Manwaring (I)
- ☐ Paul Bender
Republican primary:
- ☑ Roy A. Manwaring (I)
- ☐ Paul Bender
General election:
- ☑ Roy A. Manwaring (I)
Northampton County Magisterial District - 03-2-03
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Northampton County Magisterial District - 03-2-04
Democratic primary:
- ☑ David W. Tidd (I)
- ☐ David Repyneck
- ☐ Amanda Kurecian
Republican primary:
- ☑ David W. Tidd (I)
- ☐ David Repyneck
- ☐ Amanda Kurecian
General election:
- ☑ David W. Tidd (I)
Tioga County Magisterial District - 04-3-01
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Union County Magisterial District - 17-3-01
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Leo S. Armbruster (I)
- ☐ Jeff Rowe
- ☐ Malcolm Herman
Republican primary:
- ☑ Leo S. Armbruster (I)
- ☐ Malcolm Herman
- ☐ Jeff Rowe
General election:
- ☑ Leo S. Armbruster (I)
Venango County Magisterial District - 28-03-03
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Warren County Magisterial District - 37-4-01
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Washington County Magisterial District - 27-1-01
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Robert W. Redlinger (I)
- ☐ Anthony Gennaccar
Republican primary:
- ☑ Robert W. Redlinger (I)
- ☐ Anthony Gennaccar
General election:
- ☑ Robert W. Redlinger (I)
Washington County Magisterial District - 27-3-06
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Wayne County Magisterial District - 1-3
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Linus Myers
- ☐ Theodore J. Mikulak (I)
- ☐ Kay Bates
Republican primary:
- ☑ Linus Myers
- ☐ Theodore J. Mikulak (I)
- ☐ Kay Bates
General election:
Westmoreland County Magisterial District - 10-2-01
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Westmoreland County Magisterial District - 10-2-03
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Helen M. Kistler (I)
- ☐ Georgia Snowden
Republican primary:
- ☑ Helen M. Kistler (I)
- ☐ Georgia Snowden
General election:
- ☑ Helen M. Kistler (I)
Westmoreland County Magisterial District - 10-2-10
Democratic primary:
- ☑ James E. Albert (I)
- ☐ Eugene Zulisky
Republican primary:
- ☑ James E. Albert (I)
- ☐ Eugene Zulisky
General election:
- ☑ James E. Albert (I)
Westmoreland County Magisterial District - 10-2-08
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Mark J. Bilik (I)
- ☐ Kelly Tua Hammers
Republican primary:
- ☑ Mark J. Bilik (I)
- ☐ Kelly Tua Hammers
General election:
- ☑ Mark J. Bilik (I)
York County Magisterial District - 19-1-02
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York County Magisterial District - 19-2-05
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York County Magisterial District - 19-3-03
Democratic primary:
- ☑ Laura Manifold
- ☐ John R. Olwert (I)
- ☐ Jennifer Tobias
Republican primary:
- ☑ Laura Manifold
- ☐ John R. Olwert (I)
- ☐ Jennifer Tobias
General election:
Candidates: Uncontested
- Thomas Sponaugle - Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas
- George W. Wheeler (Incumbent) - Tioga County Court of Common Pleas
- Jason J. Legg - Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas
- Dale Fouse - Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
- Andrew Jarbola III - Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas
- Aaron L. Gingrich - Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas
- Brian T. McGuffin (Incumbent) - Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
- Raymond F. McHugh (Incumbent) - Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
- Daniel S. Bowman (Incumbent) - Adams County Magisterial District
- Richard G. Opiela (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- David J. Barton (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Blaise P. Larotonda (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Maureen McGraw-Desmet (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- James A. Motznik (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Scott H. Schricker (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Thomas G. Miller, Jr. (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Armand A. Martin (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Anthony M. Ceoffe (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- Richard G. Opiela (Incumbent) - Allegheny County Magisterial District
- James A. Andring (Incumbent) - Armstrong County Magisterial District
- Andrew M. Hladio (Incumbent) - Beaver County Magisterial District
- Edward C. Howe (Incumbent) - Beaver County Magisterial District
- H. Cyril Bingham, Jr. (Incumbent) - Bedford County Magisterial District
- Kathy S. Calhoun (Incumbent) - Bedford County Magisterial District
- Ann L. Young (Incumbent) - Berks County Magisterial District
- Kim L. Bagenstose (Incumbent) - Berks County Magisterial District
- Fred B. Miller (Incumbent) - Blair County Magisterial District
- Mike Gallagher - Bucks County Magisterial District
- Michael J. Burns (Incumbent) - Bucks County Magisterial District
- Mark Douple (Incumbent) - Bucks County Magisterial District
- Jean Seaman (Incumbent) - Bucks County Magisterial District
- Bill O'Donnell - Butler County Magisterial District
- David T. Kovach (Incumbent) - Butler County Magisterial District
- Wayne D. Seibel (Incumbent) - Butler County Magisterial District
- Joseph D. Homanko, Sr. (Incumbent) - Carbon County Magisterial District
- Thomas W. Tartaglio (Incumbent) - Chester County Magisterial District
- Gregory V. Hines (Incumbent) - Chester County Magisterial District
- Lori Novak Donatelli (Incumbent) - Chester County Magisterial District
- Jeffrey J. Valocchi (Incumbent) - Chester County Magisterial District
- Timothy P. Schill (Incumbent) - Clarion County Magisterial District
- James A. Lenker (Incumbent) - Dauphin County Magisterial District
- Kenneth A. Lenker (Incumbent) - Dauphin County Magisterial District
- William C. Wenner (Incumbent) - Dauphin County Magisterial District
- Dominic A. Pelino (Incumbent) - Dauphin County Magisterial District
- Lowell A. Witmer (Incumbent) - Dauphin County Magisterial District
- David Hamilton Lang (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Vincent D. Gallagher, Jr. (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Philip S. Turner, Jr. (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Andrea E. Puppio (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Steven A. Sandone (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Wendy Roberts (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Elisa C. Lacianca (Incumbent) - Delaware County Magisterial District
- James Merkins - Delaware County Magisterial District
- Michael M. Metros (Incumbent) - Fayette County Magisterial District
- Ronald J. Haggerty, Jr. (Incumbent) - Fayette County Magisterial District
- David L. Plum (Incumbent) - Franklin County Magisterial District
- Kelly L. Rock (Incumbent) - Franklin County Magisterial District
- Wendy Richards Mellott (Incumbent) - Fulton County Magisterial District
- Susanne V. Steffee (Incumbent) - Indiana County Magisterial District
- David B. Inzana (Incumbent) - Jefferson County Magisterial District
- Alyce Hailstone Farrell (Incumbent) - Lackawanna County Magisterial District
- Nancy G. Hamill (Incumbent) - Lancaster County Magisterial District
- Jayne F. Duncan (Incumbent) - Lancaster County Magisterial District
- Jennifer L. Nicholson (Incumbent) - Lawrence County Magisterial District
- Ronald S. Manescu (Incumbent) - Lehigh County Magisterial District
- Joseph J. Carmody (Incumbent) - Luzerne County Magisterial District
- Jerry C. Lepley (Incumbent) - Lycoming County Magisterial District
- Brian R. Arthur (Incumbent) - Mercer County Magisterial District
- Daniel Neil McEwen (Incumbent) - Mercer County Magisterial District
- Dennis M. Songer (Incumbent) - Mercer County Magisterial District
- Henry J. Schireson (Incumbent) - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Edward C. Kropp, Sr. (Incumbent) - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Francis J. Bernhardt, III (Incumbent) - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Francis J. Lawrence, Jr. (Incumbent) - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Cathleen Kelly Rebar (Incumbent) - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Edward Levine - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Karen Eisner Zucker (Incumbent) - Montgomery County Magisterial District
- Jacqueline M. Taschner (Incumbent) - Northampton County Magisterial District
- Nancy Matos Gonzalez (Incumbent) - Northampton County Magisterial District
- Robert A. Hawke (Incumbent) - Northampton County Magisterial District
- David A. Plachko (Incumbent) - Schuykill County Magisterial District
- Anthony J. Kilker (Incumbent) - Schuykill County Magisterial District
- Curtis L. Thompson (Incumbent) - Washington County Magisterial District
- Ethan T. Ward (Incumbent) - Washington County Magisterial District
- Bonnie L. Carney (Incumbent) - Wayne County Magisterial District
- Ronald J. Edwards (Incumbent) - Wayne County Magisterial District
- Michael R. Mahady (Incumbent) - Westmoreland County Magisterial District
- Douglas R. Weimer, Jr. (Incumbent) - Westmoreland County Magisterial District
- Mark S. Mansour (Incumbent) - Westmoreland County Magisterial District
- Roger F. Eckels (Incumbent) - Westmoreland County Magisterial District
- Carl W. Smith, Jr. (Incumbent) - Wyoming County Magisterial District
- Linda Lou Williams (Incumbent) - York County Magisterial District
- Barry L. Bloss, Jr. (Incumbent) - York County Magisterial District
- John H. Fishel (Incumbent) - York County Magisterial District
Election results
Appellate courts
Supreme court
| Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin M. Dougherty |
18.5% | 1,079,835 | |
| Democratic | David N. Wecht |
18.4% | 1,070,568 | |
| Democratic | Christine Donohue |
18.2% | 1,059,167 | |
| Republican | Judith Olson | 15.2% | 887,409 | |
| Republican | Michael A. George | 13.6% | 796,124 | |
| Republican | Anne Covey | 13.6% | 795,330 | |
| Independent Judicial Alliance | Paul P. Panepinto | 2.5% | 144,403 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,832,836 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
| Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David N. Wecht |
22.1% | 256,761 |
| Kevin M. Dougherty |
22.0% | 256,048 |
| Christine Donohue |
21.4% | 248,325 |
| Anne Lazarus | 16.3% | 189,127 |
| Dwayne D. Woodruff | 11.7% | 136,127 |
| John H. Foradora | 6.6% | 76,190 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 1,162,578 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Municipal Primary Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
| Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Judith Olson |
22.1% | 177,199 |
| Michael A. George |
21.7% | 173,683 |
| Anne Covey |
20.2% | 161,680 |
| Cheryl Lynn Allen | 13.9% | 111,112 |
| Rebecca L. Warren | 11.7% | 93,688 |
| Correale Stevens Incumbent | 10.5% | 83,815 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 801,177 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Municipal Primary Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Superior court
Alice B. Dubow faced Emil A. Giordano in the general election.
| Pennsylvania Superior Court, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Alice B. Dubow |
53.1% | 1,047,920 | |
| Republican | Emil A. Giordano | 46.9% | 924,964 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,972,884 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Robert J. Colville faced Alice B. Dubow in the Democratic primary.
| Pennsylvania Superior Court, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Alice B. Dubow |
57.7% | 376,748 |
| Robert J. Colville | 42.3% | 276,330 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 653,078 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Municipal Primary Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Emil A. Giordano was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Commonwealth court
Michael Wojcik faced Paul Lalley in the general election.
| Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michael Wojcik |
52.8% | 1,050,003 | |
| Republican | Paul Lalley | 47.2% | 938,393 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,988,396 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Todd Eagen faced Michael Wojcik in the Democratic primary.
| Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Wojcik |
55.4% | 342,813 |
| Todd Eagen | 44.6% | 275,581 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 618,394 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Municipal Primary Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Paul Lalley was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Common pleas courts
Adams County
Shawn Wagner faced Matthew E. Teeter and Christina M. Simpson in the general election.
| Adams County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Christina M. Simpson |
38.6% | 11,047 | |
| Republican | Shawn Wagner |
38.5% | 11,019 | |
| Democratic | Matthew E. Teeter | 22.9% | 6,568 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 28,634 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Shawn Wagner faced Matthew E. Teeter and Christina M. Simpson in the Democratic primary.
| Adams County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Matthew E. Teeter |
38.9% | 2,679 |
| Christina M. Simpson |
34.2% | 2,354 |
| Shawn Wagner | 27.0% | 1,860 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 6,893 | |
| Source: Adams County, Pennsylvania, "Election Results," accessed May 20, 2015 | ||
Shawn Wagner faced Matthew E. Teeter and Christina M. Simpson in the Republican primary.
| Adams County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Shawn Wagner |
41.0% | 5,055 |
| Christina M. Simpson |
32.4% | 3,993 |
| Matthew E. Teeter | 26.7% | 3,293 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 12,341 | |
| Source: Adams County, Pennsylvania, "Election Results," accessed May 20, 2015 | ||
Allegheny County
Hugh F. McGough faced Jennifer Staley McCrady, Dan Regan and PJ Murray in the general election.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Jennifer Staley McCrady |
31.1% | 156,583 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Dan Regan |
29.5% | 148,524 | |
| Democratic | Hugh F. McGough |
24.4% | 122,602 | |
| Republican | PJ Murray | 14.9% | 75,119 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 502,828 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jennifer Staley McCrady |
21.7% | 54,806 |
| Dan Regan |
14.9% | 37,659 |
| Hugh F. McGough |
13.7% | 34,601 |
| PJ Murray | 11.2% | 28,443 |
| William Caye II | 11.2% | 28,339 |
| Rosemary Crawford | 10.0% | 25,201 |
| Richard Schubert | 9.4% | 23,812 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 8.0% | 20,176 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 253,037 | |
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Democratic," May 20, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dan Regan |
20.0% | 16,952 |
| Jennifer Staley McCrady |
16.9% | 14,300 |
| PJ Murray |
16.8% | 14,265 |
| William Caye II | 14.2% | 12,014 |
| Hugh F. McGough | 13.1% | 11,122 |
| Richard Schubert | 10.1% | 8,603 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 8.9% | 7,546 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 84,802 | |
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Republican," May 20, 2015 | ||
Berks County
Dimitriou Geishauser, Lillis and Barrett were unopposed in the general election.
| Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Pat Barrett |
34.1% | 49,295 | |
| Democratic/Republican | James M. Lillis |
33.1% | 47,945 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser |
32.8% | 47,519 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 144,759 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser |
20.2% | 8,479 |
| Pat Barrett |
18.3% | 7,687 |
| James M. Lillis |
16.9% | 7,117 |
| Tina Boyd | 14.0% | 5,898 |
| Kelly Kline | 10.2% | 4,268 |
| Jim Smith | 7.3% | 3,080 |
| Jonathan Kurland | 7.1% | 2,982 |
| Victor M. Frederick IV | 5.9% | 2,489 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 42,000 | |
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Judge of the Court of Common Pleas," May 20, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| James M. Lillis |
20.6% | 9,327 |
| Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser |
15.1% | 6,843 |
| Pat Barrett |
15.1% | 6,839 |
| Jim Smith | 14.8% | 6,706 |
| Tina Boyd | 10.1% | 4,551 |
| Jonathan Kurland | 9.3% | 4,186 |
| Kelly Kline | 7.6% | 3,456 |
| Victor M. Frederick IV | 7.3% | 3,295 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 45,203 | |
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Judge of the Court of Common Pleas," May 20, 2015 | ||
Bradford County
Evan Williams was unopposed in the general election.
Evan Williams faced Alan Shaw in the Democratic primary.
| Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Evan Williams |
55.2% | 1,474 |
| Alan Shaw | 44.8% | 1,197 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 2,671 | |
| Source: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results Municipal Primary Election," May 19, 2015 | ||
Evan Williams faced Alan Shaw in the Republican primary.
| Bradford County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Evan Williams |
59.8% | 4,624 |
| Alan Shaw | 40.2% | 3,102 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 7,726 | |
| Source: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results Municipal Primary Election," May 19, 2015 | ||
Cambria County
Tammy Bernstein was unopposed in the general election.
Gary Jubas faced Tom Swope and Tammy Bernstein in the Democratic primary.
| Cambria County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tammy Bernstein |
37.2% | 5,519 |
| Tom Swope | 35.1% | 5,207 |
| Gary Jubas | 27.7% | 4,114 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 14,840 | |
| Source: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Gary Jubas faced Tom Swope and Tammy Bernstein in the Republican primary.
| Cambria County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tammy Bernstein |
39.5% | 3,406 |
| Tom Swope | 37.7% | 3,255 |
| Gary Jubas | 22.8% | 1,967 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 8,628 | |
| Source: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Chester County
Julia Malloy-Good faced Allison Bell Royer in the general election.
| Chester County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Allison Bell Royer |
52.8% | 44,525 | |
| Democratic | Julia Malloy-Good | 47.2% | 39,807 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 84,332 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Julia Malloy-Good faced Allison Bell Royer, Daniel J. Maisano and John S. Carnes Jr. in the Democratic primary.
| Chester County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Julia Malloy-Good |
63.2% | 8,714 |
| Allison Bell Royer | 18.0% | 2,479 |
| Daniel J. Maisano | 11.7% | 1,615 |
| John S. Carnes Jr. | 7.1% | 972 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 13,780 | |
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results Primary Election 2015," May 19, 2015 | ||
Julia Malloy-Good faced Allison Bell Royer and Daniel J. Maisano in the Republican primary.
| Chester County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Allison Bell Royer |
57.2% | 12,721 |
| Julia Malloy-Good | 21.7% | 4,828 |
| Daniel J. Maisano | 21.1% | 4,687 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 22,236 | |
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results Primary Election 2015," May 19, 2015 | ||
Cumberland County
Jessica E. Brewbaker was unopposed in the general election.
Michael J. Whare faced Robert P. Kline, Carrie Hyams, Matt Smith (Pennsylvania) and Jessica E. Brewbaker in the Democratic primary.
| Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jessica E. Brewbaker |
32.0% | 2,707 |
| Carrie Hyams | 27.9% | 2,360 |
| Matt Smith | 17.3% | 1,465 |
| Robert P. Kline | 15.3% | 1,296 |
| Michael J. Whare | 7.4% | 627 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 8,455 | |
| Source: County of Cumberland, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Night Returns," May 19, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jessica E. Brewbaker |
25.3% | 4,514 |
| Matt Smith | 25.1% | 4,466 |
| Carrie Hyams | 19.3% | 3,432 |
| Robert P. Kline | 12.8% | 2,276 |
| Lisa Grayson | 9.9% | 1,760 |
| Michael J. Whare | 7.7% | 1,379 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 17,827 | |
| Source: County of Cumberland, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Night Returns," May 19, 2015 | ||
Delaware County
G. Lawrence DeMarco faced Larry Abel, incumbent Anthony D. Scanlon, Dominic Pileggi and Margaret Amoroso in the general election.
| Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Anthony D. Scanlon Incumbent |
32.8% | 99,732 | |
| Republican | Dominic Pileggi |
19.2% | 58,577 | |
| Republican | Margaret Amoroso |
18.3% | 55,676 | |
| Democratic | G. Lawrence DeMarco | 15.0% | 45,774 | |
| Democratic | Larry Abel | 14.7% | 44,665 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 304,424 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
G. Lawrence DeMarco faced Larry Abel, Dominic Pileggi, Margaret Amoroso and incumbent Anthony D. Scanlon in the Democratic primary.
| Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Larry Abel |
24.3% | 10,815 |
| Anthony D. Scanlon Incumbent |
21.5% | 9,554 |
| G. Lawrence DeMarco |
19.9% | 8,831 |
| Dominic Pileggi | 18.3% | 8,137 |
| Margaret Amoroso | 16.1% | 7,150 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 44,487 | |
| Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Municipal Primary 2015 Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Dominic Pileggi faced Margaret Amoroso and incumbent Anthony D. Scanlon in the Republican primary.
| Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dominic Pileggi |
35.2% | 23,605 |
| Anthony D. Scanlon Incumbent |
33.2% | 22,268 |
| Margaret Amoroso |
31.5% | 21,106 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 66,979 | |
| Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Municipal Primary 2015 Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Erie County
Erin C. Connelly faced Joe Walsh (Pennsylvania)|Joe Walsh and Jamie Mead in the general election.
| Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Joe Walsh |
41.1% | 33,467 | |
| Republican | Jamie Mead |
30.0% | 24,397 | |
| Democratic | Erin C. Connelly | 28.9% | 23,558 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 81,422 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joe Walsh |
18.8% | 7,371 |
| Erin C. Connelly |
16.9% | 6,627 |
| Jamie Mead | 15.5% | 6,069 |
| Ed Smith | 12.7% | 4,971 |
| Buzz Andrezeski | 10.7% | 4,180 |
| Chad Vilushis | 10.5% | 4,108 |
| Elvage G. Murphy | 7.7% | 3,013 |
| Damon Hopkins (Pennsylvania) | 7.1% | 2,787 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 39,126 | |
| Source: Erie County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Erie County Primary Election Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Erie County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joe Walsh |
22.0% | 5,901 |
| Jamie Mead |
19.5% | 5,214 |
| Ed Smith | 17.3% | 4,624 |
| Damon Hopkins | 14.8% | 3,971 |
| Erin C. Connelly | 11.1% | 2,976 |
| Chad Vilushis | 11.0% | 2,949 |
| Elvage G. Murphy | 4.3% | 1,138 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 26,773 | |
| Source: Erie County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Erie County Primary Election Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Franklin County
Todd Sponseller was unopposed in the general election.
Todd Sponseller faced T.R. Williams in the Democratic primary.
| Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Todd Sponseller |
57.3% | 2,501 |
| T.R. Williams | 42.7% | 1,861 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 4,362 | |
| Source: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary Election 2015 Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Todd Sponseller faced T.R. Williams in the Republican primary.
| Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Todd Sponseller |
53.0% | 7,063 |
| T.R. Williams | 47.0% | 6,264 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 13,327 | |
| Source: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary Election 2015 Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Greene County
Louis M. Dayich faced Jeff Grimes in the general election.
| Greene County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Louis M. Dayich |
50.5% | 4,391 | |
| Republican | Jeff Grimes | 49.5% | 4,297 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 8,688 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Jeff Grimes faced David J. Russo and Louis M. Dayich in the Democratic primary.
| Greene County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Louis M. Dayich |
54.3% | 2,797 |
| Jeff Grimes | 40.6% | 2,090 |
| David J. Russo | 5.1% | 264 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 5,151 | |
| Source: Greene County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Jeff Grimes faced David J. Russo and Louis M. Dayich in the Republican primary.
| Greene County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jeff Grimes |
60.0% | 1,338 |
| Louis M. Dayich | 34.5% | 769 |
| David J. Russo | 5.5% | 123 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 2,230 | |
| Source: Greene County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Lawrence County
Melissa A. Amodie faced David Acker in the general election.
| Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David Acker |
54.1% | 10,700 | |
| Democratic | Melissa A. Amodie | 45.9% | 9,079 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 19,779 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Melissa A. Amodie faced John DeCaro Jr. and David Acker in the Democratic primary.
| Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Melissa A. Amodie |
47.8% | 3,990 |
| David Acker | 30.0% | 2,500 |
| John DeCaro Jr. | 22.2% | 1,854 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 8,344 | |
| Source: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, "Primary Election Lawrence County," May 19, 2015 | ||
Melissa A. Amodie faced John DeCaro Jr. and David Acker in the Republican primary.
| Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Acker |
47.4% | 2,839 |
| Melissa A. Amodie | 32.8% | 1,969 |
| John DeCaro Jr. | 19.8% | 1,187 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 5,995 | |
| Source: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, "Primary Election Lawrence County," May 19, 2015 | ||
Montgomery County
The following candidates ran in the general election.
| Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Risa Vetri Ferman |
18.3% | 84,008 | |
| Democratic | Dan Clifford |
17.8% | 81,978 | |
| Democratic | Todd Eisenberg |
17.7% | 81,466 | |
| Democratic | Natasha Taylor-Smith | 16.3% | 74,916 | |
| Republican | Gregory Cirillo | 15.4% | 70,906 | |
| Republican | Stephen Heckman | 14.5% | 66,732 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 460,006 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Natasha Taylor-Smith |
25.8% | 22,576 |
| Todd Eisenberg |
23.9% | 20,961 |
| Dan Clifford |
21.0% | 18,345 |
| Risa Vetri Ferman | 16.1% | 14,097 |
| Stephen Heckman | 6.6% | 5,803 |
| Gregory Cirillo | 6.6% | 5,740 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 87,522 | |
| Source: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Unofficial Report 2015," May 19, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Risa Vetri Ferman |
30.7% | 23,318 |
| Gregory Cirillo |
22.0% | 16,725 |
| Stephen Heckman |
21.7% | 16,470 |
| Todd Eisenberg | 10.2% | 7,774 |
| Dan Clifford | 10.1% | 7,693 |
| Natasha Taylor-Smith | 5.3% | 3,994 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 75,974 | |
| Source: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Primary Election Unofficial Report 2015," May 19, 2015 | ||
Northampton County
Samuel P. Murray faced Victor Scomillio in the general election.
| Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Samuel P. Murray |
52.4% | 19,953 | |
| Republican | Victor Scomillio | 47.6% | 18,107 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 38,060 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Victor Scomillio faced Samuel P. Murray and Abe Kassis in the Democratic primary.
| Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Samuel P. Murray |
41.3% | 5,086 |
| Abe Kassis | 37.1% | 4,569 |
| Victor Scomillio | 21.7% | 2,673 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 12,328 | |
| Source: Northampton County, "May 19, 2015 Summary Report Northampton County Unofficial Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Victor Scomillio faced Samuel P. Murray and Abe Kassis in the Republican primary.
| Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Victor Scomillio |
47.9% | 4,721 |
| Abe Kassis | 28.7% | 2,829 |
| Samuel P. Murray | 23.3% | 2,298 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 9,848 | |
| Source: Northampton County, "May 19, 2015 Summary Report Northampton County Unofficial Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Northumberland County
Rosini and Jones were unopposed in the general election.
| Northumberland County Court of Pleas, Two seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Paige Rosini |
50.0% | 2,707 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Hugh A. Jones |
50.0% | 2,707 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,414 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Paige Rosini faced Hugh A. Jones and H. Robert Mattis Jr. in the Democratic primary.
| Northumberland County Court of Pleas, Two seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Paige Rosini |
43.1% | 3,719 |
| Hugh A. Jones |
36.9% | 3,179 |
| H. Robert Mattis Jr. | 20.0% | 1,727 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 8,625 | |
| Source: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, "Election Summary Report Municipal Primary Election 2015," May 20, 2015 | ||
Paige Rosini faced Hugh A. Jones and H. Robert Mattis Jr. in the Republican primary.
| Northumberland County Court of Pleas, Two seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Paige Rosini |
40.5% | 3,653 |
| Hugh A. Jones |
37.9% | 3,420 |
| H. Robert Mattis Jr. | 21.6% | 1,946 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 9,019 | |
| Source: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, "Election Summary Report Municipal Primary Election 2015," May 20, 2015 | ||
Philadelphia County
The following candidates ran in the general election.
| Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 12 seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. Incumbent |
9.4% | 150,720 | |
| Democratic | Mia Roberts-Perez |
9.1% | 145,722 | |
| Democratic | Kai Scott |
8.9% | 143,461 | |
| Democratic | Tracy Brandeis-Roman |
8.8% | 141,304 | |
| Democratic | Abbe Fletman Incumbent |
8.7% | 140,026 | |
| Democratic | Lyris Younge |
8.3% | 133,420 | |
| Democratic | Stephanie M. Sawyer |
7.8% | 124,875 | |
| Democratic | Michael Fanning Incumbent |
7.5% | 119,823 | |
| Democratic | Chris Mallios |
7.5% | 119,757 | |
| Democratic | Daine A. Grey Jr. |
7.4% | 119,141 | |
| Democratic | Rainy Papademetriou |
7.3% | 117,702 | |
| Democratic | Scott Diclaudio |
7.0% | 112,577 | |
| Republican | Vincent Furlong | 2.3% | 36,186 | |
| Total Votes | 1,604,714 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
Vincent Furlong was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Somerset County
Scott P. Bittner was unopposed in the general election.
Marci Miller faced Susan Mankamyer, Mary Lynch Friedline and Scott P. Bittner in the Democratic primary.
| Somerset County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Scott P. Bittner |
32.3% | 1,896 |
| Marci Miller | 25.9% | 1,519 |
| Susan Mankamyer | 25.7% | 1,508 |
| Mary Lynch Friedline | 16.2% | 953 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 5,876 | |
| Source: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary 2015 Unofficial Election Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Marci Miller faced Susan Mankamyer, Mary Lynch Friedline and Scott P. Bittner in the Republican primary.
| Somerset County Court of Common Pleas, One seat, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Scott P. Bittner |
34.6% | 3,120 |
| Mary Lynch Friedline | 29.5% | 2,660 |
| Susan Mankamyer | 18.6% | 1,679 |
| Marci Miller | 17.3% | 1,556 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 9,015 | |
| Source: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary 2015 Unofficial Election Results," May 20, 2015 | ||
Westmoreland County
Scott Mears faced incumbent Harry Smail Jr., incumbent David Regoli and Tim Krieger in the general election.
| Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Scott Mears |
31.1% | 54,558 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Harry Smail Jr. Incumbent |
25.8% | 45,324 | |
| Republican | Tim Krieger |
21.6% | 37,880 | |
| Democratic | David Regoli Incumbent | 21.5% | 37,764 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 175,526 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Scott Mears |
19.1% | 14,275 |
| David Regoli Incumbent |
18.1% | 13,501 |
| Harry Smail Jr. Incumbent |
11.4% | 8,538 |
| Chris Huffman | 10.0% | 7,476 |
| Tim Krieger | 9.5% | 7,057 |
| Hope Aston | 9.1% | 6,779 |
| Jim Silvis | 8.3% | 6,187 |
| Leslie Uncapher Zellers | 7.9% | 5,931 |
| Tom Anderson | 6.6% | 4,916 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 74,660 | |
| Source: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Election Results Municipal Primary," May 20, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Harry Smail Jr. Incumbent |
17.7% | 9,434 |
| Tim Krieger |
16.6% | 8,884 |
| Scott Mears |
14.2% | 7,603 |
| David Regoli Incumbent | 11.6% | 6,177 |
| Hope Aston | 11.1% | 5,941 |
| Jim Silvis | 9.8% | 5,212 |
| Tom Anderson | 7.2% | 3,827 |
| Leslie Uncapher Zellers | 6.9% | 3,685 |
| Chris Huffman | 5.0% | 2,681 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 53,444 | |
| Source: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Election Results Municipal Primary," May 20, 2015 | ||
York County
Kathleen Prendergast faced Michael W. Flannelly and Chris Menges in the general election.
| York County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican | Michael W. Flannelly |
44.5% | 44,751 | |
| Republican | Chris Menges |
30.9% | 30,998 | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Prendergast | 24.6% | 24,726 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 100,475 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| York County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kathleen Prendergast |
22.3% | 5,063 |
| Michael W. Flannelly |
17.7% | 4,019 |
| Neil A. Slenker | 14.5% | 3,292 |
| Karen E. Comery | 14.3% | 3,241 |
| Carl Anderson | 12.7% | 2,873 |
| Chris Menges | 10.8% | 2,447 |
| Tom Reilly | 7.8% | 1,764 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 22,699 | |
| Source: York County, Pennsylvania, "York County Primary May 2015," May 19, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| York County Court of Common Pleas, Two seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael W. Flannelly |
23.0% | 9,885 |
| Chris Menges |
20.1% | 8,615 |
| Neil A. Slenker | 18.8% | 8,061 |
| Tom Reilly | 13.2% | 5,647 |
| Kathleen Prendergast | 11.7% | 5,038 |
| Karen E. Comery | 9.2% | 3,929 |
| Carl Anderson | 4.1% | 1,738 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 42,913 | |
| Source: York County, Pennsylvania, "York County Primary May 2015," May 19, 2015 | ||
Retention elections
| Name | Court | % of votes in favor |
|---|---|---|
| Gwendolyn N. Bright | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 80.36%  |
| Ann M. Butchart | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 78.5% |
| Matthew D. Carrafiello | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 77.3% |
| Amanda Cooperman | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 79.58% |
| Charles J. Cunningham, III | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 77.75% |
| Idee C. Fox | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 75.68% |
| Marlene F. Lachman | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 77.79% |
| Patricia A. McInerney | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 80.55% |
| Walter J. Olszewski | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 75.97% |
| Frank Palumbo | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 72.18% |
| Susan I. Schulman | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 78.56% |
| Lisette Shirdan-Harris | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 77.06% |
| Leon W. Tucker | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 76.98% |
| Edward J. Borkowski | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 77.13% |
| Thomas E. Flaherty | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 79.2% |
| Kathryn M. Hens-Greco | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 74.81% |
| Alan David Hertzberg | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 75.72% |
| Beth A. Lazzara | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 77.15% |
| Anthony M. Mariani | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 76.36% |
| Dwayne D. Woodruff | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 79.86% |
| Donna Jo McDaniel | Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | 76.94% |
| Dennis E. Reinaker | Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas | 79.76% |
| Anthony S. Beltrami | Northampton County Court of Common Pleas | 74.28% |
| Paula A. Roscioli | Northampton County Court of Common Pleas | 74.77% |
| John Garhart | Erie County Court of Common Pleas | 79.94% |
| Jeffrey L. Finley | Bucks County Court of Common Pleas | 78.66% |
| Merle L. Ebert , Jr. | Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas | 81.33% |
| D. Gregory Geary | Somerset County Court of Common Pleas | 73.95% |
| Joseph C. Adams (Pennsylvania) | York County Court of Common Pleas | 73.62% |
| Maria Musti Cook | York County Court of Common Pleas | 71.74% |
| John S. Kennedy | York County Court of Common Pleas | 75.8% |
| Paul M. Yatron | Berks County Court of Common Pleas | 77.72% |
| James P. Bradley (Pennsylvania) | Delaware County Court of Common Pleas | 74.67% |
| James F. Nilon, Jr. | Delaware County Court of Common Pleas | 72.46% |
| Rhonda Lee Daniele | Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas | 69.14% |
| Thomas J. Munley | Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas | 81.59% |
| David J. Tulowitzki | Cambria County Court of Common Pleas | 79.15% |
| Dominick Motto | Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas | 86.08% |
| Carol K. McGinley | Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas | 81.85% |
| Arthur L. Zulick | Monroe County Court of Common Pleas | 79.92% |
| Jonathan Mark | Monroe County Court of Common Pleas | 78.25% |
| Daniel J. Milliron | Blair County Court of Common Pleas | 88.25% |
| Timothy M. Sullivan | Blair County Court of Common Pleas | 84.81% |
| John F. DiSalle | Washington County Court of Common Pleas | 73.19% |
| Katherine B. Emery | Washington County Court of Common Pleas | 75.33% |
| Kathy A. Morrow | Perry-Juniata County Court of Common Pleas | 66.32% |
| Maureen A. Skerda | Warren-Forest County Court of Common Pleas | 84.21% |
| Nancy L. Butts | Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas | 80.53% |
| Samuel A. Kline | Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas | 78.75% |
| Thomas R. Dobson | Mercer County Court of Common Pleas | 71.53% |
| Timothy F. McCune | Butler County Court of Common Pleas | 80.24% |
| Glenn B. Bronson | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas | 76.85% |
| John Hodge (Pennsylvania) | Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas | 81.18% |
Process
Judges in Pennsylvania are elected either in retention elections or partisan elections. This is the only state in the nation that holds its judicial elections solely in odd-numbered years.
Primary election
The state holds partisan primary elections with the number of primary winners for each party tied to the number of seats on the ballot. State court judicial candidates cannot cross-file with both major parties unlike local races where candidates can run unopposed if they win both Republican and Democratic primaries.
Retention
After a judge has won an initial partisan election, subsequent terms are attained through retention elections. In retention elections, judges do not compete against another candidate, but voters are given a "yes" or "no" choice whether to keep the justice in office for another term. If the candidate receives more "yes" votes than "no" votes, he or she is successfully retained. If not, the candidate is not retained, and there will be a vacancy in that court upon the expiration of that term. This applies to all judges except magisterial district judges, who are always elected in partisan elections.[1]
Supreme court race
Three open seats were up for election on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2015. Going into the primary, there were 12 candidates running for the court. One open seat was the result of the retirement of Chief Justice Ronald Castille in December 2014. The other two seats were made vacant by resignations. In May 2013, Justice Joan Orie Melvin resigned after her conviction for campaign corruption. The second resignation occurred in October 2014, when Justice Seamus P. McCaffery left the court due to both his implication in an FBI investigation involving the exchange of referral fees between his wife and several law firms, and his involvement in a scandal wherein sexually explicit emails were forwarded from his personal email account to court employees.
Justice Correale Stevens was appointed to the bench by Governor Tom Corbett (R) in June 2013 to replace Joan Orie Melvin. He ran unsuccessfully in 2015 to keep his seat on the court.[2]
Campaign finances in the primary
May reporting period
The candidates for the May 19 primary had $2,127,498.74 in cash on hand as of the last pre-primary reporting period. Michael A. George (R) had the most cash on hand at $497,325.16, while Rebecca L. Warren (R) had the lowest total at $2,574.97. The biggest contribution during this reporting period was $50,000 from Ronald Caplan, president of PMC Property Group, to Democratic candidate Kevin M. Dougherty.
| Pre-primary campaign finance, May 2015[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Cash on hand ($) | Highest contribution ($) | Contributor(s) |
| Michael A. George |  Republican |
497,325.16 | 5,000 | Friends of Rich Alloway |
| David N. Wecht |  Democratic |
450,877.64 | 20,000 | Fairness PA |
| Kevin M. Dougherty | Democratic |
422,421.91 | 50,000 | Ronald Caplan, President, PMC Property Group |
| Anne Lazarus | Democratic |
224,663.64 | 5,000 | Fairness PA, Alan Ominsky |
| Anne Covey | Republican |
149,229.72 | 25,000 | Anthony & Catherine Misitano |
| John H. Foradora | Democratic |
137,130.66 | 10,000 | Monica Mitchell |
| Judith Olson | Republican |
111,688.92 | 25,000 | PA Future Fund |
| Christine Donohue | Democratic |
53,299.01 | 10,000 | Carpenters PAC of Philadelphia & Vicinity |
| Dwayne D. Woodruff | Democratic |
42,129.39 | 5,000 | Franco Harris, Former player, Pittsburgh Steelers Football Club |
| Correale Stevens | Republican |
18,777.49 | 20,000 | Alan H. Potamkin |
| Cheryl Lynn Allen | Republican |
17,380.23 | 10,000 | Fairness PA |
| Rebecca L. Warren | Republican |
2,574.97 | 500 | John Kasha |
April reporting period
Three candidates reported campaign receipts exceeding $500,000 in finance reports filed on April 7. Kevin M. Dougherty (D) took the cash-on-hand lead with $584,666.22 in the bank, followed by David N. Wecht (D) at $546,220.24 and Michael A. George (R) at $508,459.63. Eight of the nine remaining primary candidates totaled approximately $898,000 on hand by early April, with Rebecca L. Warren (R) having a negative cash balance. The fundraising advantage through March rested with Democratic candidates, who totaled $1.94 million on hand compared to $595,000 for Republican candidates.[4]
| Pre-primary campaign finance, April 2015[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Cash on hand ($) | Highest contribution ($) | Contributor(s) |
| Kevin M. Dougherty | Democratic |
584,666.22 | 100,000 | Local Union #98 I.B.E.W. Committee On Political Education |
| David N. Wecht | Democratic |
546,220.24 | 25,000 | Daniel Berger, Attorney |
| Michael A. George | Republican |
508,459.63 | 500,000 | Gary Lowenthal, Founder, Boyds Bears |
| John H. Foradora | Democratic |
391,074.05 | 100,000 | John H. Foradora |
| Anne Lazarus | Democratic |
262,093.08 | 75,000 | Anne Lazarus |
| Christine Donohue | Democratic |
184,727.00 | 5,000 | Commonwealth Heritage PAC, I.B.E.W. Local 5, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel and 13 individual donors |
| Anne Covey | Republican |
56,540.38 | 25,000 | PA Future Fund |
| Correale Stevens | Republican |
44,101.58 | 5,000 | Pennsylvania Society of Physicians Assistants, Gillespie, Miscavige, Ferdinand & Baranko LLC and four individual donors |
| Dwayne D. Woodruff | Democratic |
29,514.80 | 5,000 | Arthur J. Rooney II, President, Pittsburgh Steelers Football Club |
| Cheryl Lynn Allen | Republican |
17,135.00 | 10,000 | Eldora Ellison, Retired |
| Judith Olson | Republican |
842.06 | 1,000 | Carl G. Grefenstette, Director, Hillman Foundation |
| Rebecca L. Warren | Republican |
-2,668.35 | 5,000 | Rebecca L. Warren |
April 8 candidate forum
A candidate forum at the Free Library of Philadelphia on April 8 showcased candidate concerns over the influence of money in judicial elections. Five candidates participated in the forum: Anne Lazarus (D), John H. Foradora (D), David N. Wecht (D), Dwayne D. Woodruff (D) and Cheryl Lynn Allen (R). All of the candidates at the forum argued that more campaign cash presented issues for judicial races, though none believed that eliminating elections would be the right solution. Foradora argued that campaign cash potentially damages the court's integrity, while Woodruff suggested that higher finance requirements presented a barrier to entry for qualified candidates. Allen advocated for nonpartisan elections as a counterweight to increasing partisanship on the court.[6]
Failed nominations
In February 2015, Governor Tom Wolf (D) nominated both Ken Gormley, a law professor for the Duquesne University School of Law, and Judge Thomas Kistler of the Centre County Court of Common Pleas. However, after a Christmas email sent by Kistler and a halt to confirm Gormley, Wolf said he planned no further nominations to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.[7]
Kistler asked that his nomination be withdrawn after a report surfaced of a racially insensitive e-greeting sent out by Kistler to friends in 2013. The e-greeting depicted a black couple, with the male wearing prison garb behind a glass window and his female visitor speaking to him via a jailhouse phone. The caption attached to the e-greeting said, "Merry Christmas from the Johnsons," and Kistler sent the greeting with a subject heading of "Best Christmas card ever."[8]
Gormley's nomination came under scrutiny when reports of harassment complaints filed in 2006 against Gormley were circulated among the Senate Judiciary Committee. An internal Duquesne University report, which had been cited in a lawsuit filed against Gormley, recommended that Gormley not supervise women because he had shared "an unsubstantiated rumor" regarding a female professor. The suit was later settled by the female professor and the university.[8]
State profile
| Demographic data for Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 12,791,904 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 44,743 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 81.6% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.1% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 6.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.2% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,599 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 15.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, three are located in Pennsylvania, accounting for 1.46 percent of the total pivot counties.[9]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Pennsylvania had one Retained Pivot County and two Boomerang Pivot Counties, accounting for 0.55 and 8.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2015
- Pennsylvania judicial elections
- Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
- Courts in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania General Assembly, "Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article V, Section 15," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ TribLive.com, "Much at stake as 16 vie for historic 3 vacancies on Pa. Supreme Court," January 11, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Online Reporting," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ TribLive, "3 candidates for Pennsylvania Supreme Court have more than $500k on hand for primary election," April 7, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Campaign Finance Online Reporting," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ Philly.com, "5 running for Pa.'s top court agree: Judicial races cost too much," April 8, 2015
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Senate GOP may not fill 2 vacancies on Pennsylvania’s high court," February 24, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Philly.com, "Two Supreme Court nominees under fire," February 22, 2015
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
