Two special legislative elections pass in Pennsylvania
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May 30, 2012
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania: Staggered election schedules mean vacancies. For example, state legislative incumbents can run for a different office mid way through their term, or run side-by-side campaigns. When they win election to the new office, as many did in the general election last November, states must make arrangements to fill their empty seats.[1]
In Pennsylvania, two state legislators successfully sought new office in 2012, and special elections were held on May 21, 2013 to determine their replacements.[2][3]
| ☑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 42 | |
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| Matthew Smith (D) was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate on November 6, 2012, and resigned from his seat in the House. A special election was called for May 21, which Dan Miller won. Nominees were chosen by parties, not through a primary.[4][5][6]
May 21 Special election candidates:
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| ☑ Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 95 | |
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| Eugene DePasquale (D) was elected as Pennsylvania Auditor on November 6, 2012, and resigned from his seat before he was sworn in in January 2013. A special election was called for May 21, which Kevin Schreiber won. Nominees were chosen by parties, not through a primary.[5][7][8][9][10]
May 21 Special election candidates:
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See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania elections, 2012
- State legislative special elections, 2013
- Eugene DePasquale
- Matthew Smith
Footnotes
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- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Constitution, Article II, Section 2, accessed November 19, 2012
- ↑ Pennsylvania Constitution, Article II, Section 4, accessed November 19, 2012
- ↑ Post-Gazette, "May 21 special election set to fill state House seat," January 18, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 WITF, "Awaiting special elections announcement for two House seats," November 25, 2012
- ↑ paindependent.com, "WATCHBLOG: Democrats win special elections for House seats in York, Allegheny counties," May 22, 2013
- ↑ Politics PA, "GOP Taps Tate for DePasquale Seat," January 16, 2013
- ↑ GP.org, "Green Party Endorses Bill Swartz in Special Election," February 25, 2013
- ↑ ydr.com, "If elected, Bryan Tate would be the third openly gay state lawmaker in Pennsylvania," March 2, 2013
- ↑ paindependent.com, "WATCHBLOG: Democrats win special elections for House seats in York, Allegheny counties," May 22, 2013
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