Thomas West (Pennsylvania)

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Thomas West
Candidate, Pennsylvania State Senate District 38
Elections and appointments
Last election
May 20, 2025
Next election
May 19, 2026
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Thomas West (Republican Party) is running for election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 38. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on May 19, 2026.[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 38

Thomas West (R) is running in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 38 on May 19, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Thomas West
Thomas West

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2025

See also: Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of Pittsburgh

Corey O'Connor defeated Tony Moreno in the general election for Mayor of Pittsburgh on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Corey O'Connor
Corey O'Connor (D)
 
85.6
 
80,738
Image of Tony Moreno
Tony Moreno (R)
 
12.1
 
11,463
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
2,154

Total votes: 94,355
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh

Corey O'Connor defeated incumbent Edward Gainey in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh on May 20, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Corey O'Connor
Corey O'Connor
 
52.6
 
31,666
Image of Edward Gainey
Edward Gainey
 
47.1
 
28,355
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
189

Total votes: 60,210
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh

Tony Moreno defeated Thomas West in the Republican primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh on May 20, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Moreno
Tony Moreno
 
62.0
 
2,911
Image of Thomas West
Thomas West
 
26.6
 
1,247
 Other/Write-in votes
 
11.4
 
537

Total votes: 4,695
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2026

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2025

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Campaign finance summary

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Footnotes


Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Joe Pittman
Minority Leader:Jay Costa
Senators
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John Kane (D)
District 10
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Patty Kim (D)
District 16
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Gene Yaw (R)
District 24
District 25
Cris Dush (R)
District 26
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District 28
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District 30
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District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
Kim Ward (R)
District 40
District 41
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District 43
Jay Costa (D)
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
Republican Party (27)
Democratic Party (23)