United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

Elections in Pennsylvania, 2022

• Primary date: May 17
• Mail-in registration deadline: May 2
• Online reg. deadline: May 2
• In-person reg. deadline: May 2

• Early voting starts: N/A
• Early voting ends: May 10
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Absentee/mail-in deadline: May 17

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2024 → ← 2018
U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2022
Primary: May 17, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent: Pat Toomey (Republican)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Pennsylvania
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Mehmet Oz defeated six other candidates in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022. Following a recount, Oz beat David McCormick by 951 votes. Oz received 31.2% of the vote, McCormick received 31.1%, and Kathy Barnette received 24.7%. Sen. Pat Toomey (R) did not run for re-election.

Pennsylvania law required Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman to order a recount because the initial vote margin was within 0.5% of the total vote. The recount began on May 27 and ended on June 8. To learn more about the recount, click here.

Oz is an author and former surgeon. He hosted The Dr. Oz Show from 2009 to January 2022 and appeared as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oz received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, and his medical and business degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Oz's campaign portrayed him as a political outsider, with a campaign ad likening him to former Presidents Ronald Reagan and Trump, saying they each started in Hollywood before going to Washington to fight the establishment. Oz used his background in medicine to highlight disagreements with how the Biden administration handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

McCormick was the CEO of Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm, from 2017 to January 2022. Before joining Bridgewater in 2009, he served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security and as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs in the George W. Bush (R) administration. McCormick graduated from West Point and served in the United States Army during the Gulf War. McCormick's campaign focused on economic issues and the relationship between the United States and China.

Barnette worked as a political commentator and in corporate finance after serving in the United States Army Reserve. Barnette identified herself as an America First candidate, a term often associated with the platform of Trump and candidates who say they support Trump's agenda. Barnette also campaigned on limiting her service in the U.S. Senate to two terms and a pledge that neither she nor her husband would own or trade individual stocks.

On April 9, 2022, former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Oz. On May 12, Trump issued a statement opposing Barnette. "Barnette will never be able to win the General Election against the Radical Left Democrats. She has many things in her past which have not been properly explained or vetted," he said. In response to Trump's statement, Barnette said, "It sounds like the president knows what’s going to happen on next Tuesday . . . We now have the opportunity where the people are making their voices heard on what kind of leadership they want — and they don’t want to be spoon-fed two globalists, as many influencers within the Republican Party are trying to sell us, they want a real conservative."

At the time of the primary election, three independent race forecasters rated the general election either Toss-up or Tilt Republican. President Joe Biden (D) won the state by 1.2 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D) won re-election by 13 percentage points in 2018. Toomey won re-election in 2016 by 1.5 percentage points.

Also running in the primary were Jeff Bartos, George Bochetto, Sean Gale, and Carla Sands.

Ronald Johnson (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Click on a candidate's name to view that candidate's responses.

This page focuses on Pennsylvania's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022

Election recount

Pennsylvania law required a recount because the initial vote margin was within 0.5% of the total vote. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman ordered a recount on May 25 that lasted from May 27 to June 8. Before the recount, Oz led McCormick by 902 votes. Based on final results, Oz beat McCormick by 951 votes.

McCormick's campaign sued to have ballots counted that were mailed and received on or before election day but did not have a written date on the envelope. The lawsuit cited a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a case relating to a 2021 judicial election that required such ballots to be counted. On May 31, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an administrative stay of the Third Circuit's ruling pending further action, meaning such ballots would not have to be counted.

Recount timeline

Click below to view a timeline of the recount, including lawsuits, rulings, and vote totals.

• Recount updates
  • June 8, 2022: The recount concluded. Oz won by 951 votes.

  • June 3, 2022: McCormick conceded, saying, "It’s now clear to me with the recount now largely complete that we have a nominee."

  • June 2, 2022: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer ordered counties to count and set aside 880 undated mail-in ballots. Jubelirer ordered the ballots to remain separate because of the pending Supreme Court case dealing with undated ballots from a 2021 judicial election. Should those ballots be ruled ineligible, they could then be removed from the recount.

  • June 1, 2022:
    • Twelve counties and the city of Philadelphia completed their recounts. Oz gained a net of five votes.
    • The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court scheduled a hearing for June 6 over McCormick's request to have 12 counties complete a hand recount.

  • May 31, 2022: The Supreme Court of the United States issued an administrative stay of that effectively meant that undated mail-in ballots would not have to be counted.

  • May 27, 2022: The recount process began.

  • May 25, 2022: Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman ordered a recount.

Recount laws in Pennsylvania

See also: Recount laws in Pennsylvania

The list below shows answers to common questions regarding recounts in Pennsylvania.

• Does state law require automatic recounts?
  • Yes, when the margin for a statewide office or ballot measure is less than or equal to 0.5% of the total vote. An automatic recount may be required in the event of certain discrepancies described below.

• When must an automatic recount be completed?
  • No later than the first Tuesday after the third Wednesday following the election.

• Can a recount be requested?
  • Yes, the recount can be requested within five days of the election or within five days after the computational canvass if requested through the court of common pleas. No margin is required and there is no set deadline for completion.

• Who pays for a requested recount?
  • The requester.

• Is a refund available for requested recount costs?
  • Yes. Costs paid by the requester are refunded if the recount reveals substantial error or fraud.

• Can a partial recount be requested?
  • Yes.

Election news

Click below to view a timeline leading up to the election, including polling, debates, and other noteworthy events.

• Election news (February-May 2022)
  • May 16, 2022:
    • Susquehanna Polling and Research released a poll showing Oz with 28%, Barnette with 27%, McCormick with 11%, and 25% undecided.
    • The Trafalgar Group released a poll showing Oz with 29%, Barnette with 27%, McCormick with 22%, and 6% undecided.

  • May 15, 2022: Emerson College released a poll showing Oz with 32%, Barnette with 27%, McCormick with 26%, and 15% undecided.

  • May 11, 2022: Former U.S. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) endorsed McCormick.

  • May 10, 2022:
    • Club for Growth endorsed Barnette and purchased a broadcast ad buy in support of her campaign.
    • Fox News released a poll showing Oz with 22%, McCormick with 20%, Barnette with 19%, and 18% undecided.
    • FOX 29 Philadelphia and InsiderAdvantage released a poll showing Oz with 23%, Barnette with 21%, McCormick with 19%, and 26% undecided.

  • May 9, 2022:
    • U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) endorsed Oz.
    • Susan B. Anthony List endorsed Barnette.

  • May 8, 2022: The Trafalgar Group released a poll showing Oz with 25%, Barnette with 23%, McCormick with 22%, and 15% undecided.

  • May 4, 2022: Five of the candidates participated in a debate at Grove City College.

  • April 27, 2022: Monmouth University released a poll showing Oz with 22%, McCormick with 19%, and Barnette with 18%.

  • April 26, 2022: Five of the candidates participated in a debate at Dickinson College in Carlisle.

  • April 25, 2022: Five of the candidates participated in a debate in Harrisburg.

  • April 15, 2022:
    • The Trafalgar Group released a poll showing Oz with 23%, McCormick with 20%, and 17% undecided.
    • Quarterly campaign finance filings were due. McCormick reported raising $11.3 million and spending $9.6 million and Oz reported raising $13.4 million and spending $10.9 million over the election cycle.

  • April 14, 2022:
    • Franklin & Marshall College released a poll showing Oz with 16%, McCormick with 15%, and 43% undecided.
    • U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) endorsed McCormick.

  • April 13, 2022: U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) endorsed Oz.

  • April 11, 2022: U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.) endorsed Oz.

  • April 10, 2022: Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) endorsed McCormick.

  • April 9, 2022: Former President Donald Trump (R) endorsed Oz.

  • April 2, 2022: Six of the candidates participated in a forum at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference.

  • March 30, 2022: Four candidates participated in a forum at the Manufacturer & Business Association offices in Erie.

  • March 29, 2022: Four candidates participated in a forum sponsored by the Delaware Valley Journal.

  • February 21, 2022: Four candidates participated in a debate at Villanova University hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mehmet Oz	31.2	420,168
		David McCormick	31.1	419,218
		Kathy Barnette	24.7	331,903
		Carla Sands	5.4	73,360
		Jeff Bartos	5.0	66,684
		Sean Gale	1.5	20,266
		George Bochetto	1.1	14,492

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,346,091
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Debellis (R)
• Max Richardson (R)
• John Eichenberg (R)
• Vince Fusca (R)
• Martin Rosenfeld (R)
• Bobby Jeffries (R)
• Richard Mulholland (R)
• Sean Parnell (R)
• Ronald Johnson (R)
• Craig Snyder (R)
• David Xu (R)

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Kathy Barnette

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Barnette received a bachelor's degree from Troy State University and a master's degree from Fontbonne University. Her professional experience includes working as a political commentator and adjunct professor of corporate finance. She served in the United States Army Reserves for 10 years.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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At debates and on social media, Barnette said that she was an America First candidate, which includes a range of political positions held by former President Donald Trump (R).

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Barnette said she believed life begins at conception and that abortions should be performed only in the case of danger to the mother's life.

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Barnette's campaign website included a 10-point "Day One Pledge," which included opposition to censorship, addressing election integrity issues, not investing in stocks while in office, and committing to only serving two terms in office.

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Sources: The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Who is Kathy Barnette, the conservative commentator running for Senate?" May 3, 2022 ; Kathy Barnette's 2022 campaign website, "Day One," accessed May 9, 2022; Kathy Barnette's 2022 campaign website, "About Kathy Barnette," accessed May 9, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania in 2022.

David McCormick

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  McCormick received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and his Ph.D. in international affairs from Princeton University. His professional experience includes working as the CEO of Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm, and under secretary in both the Department of Commerce and Department of the Treasury. He served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Gulf War.

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Key Messages

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McCormick highlighted his experience in finance and said he supported economic policies that supported small businesses, lowered taxes, and returned manufacturing jobs to the United States.

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McCormick said he would be tough on China by moving supply chains and manufacturing jobs back to the United States, enforcing intellectual property laws, reimplementing Trump's trade policies, and seeking reparations for COVID-19.

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In a campaign ad, McCormick called President Joe Biden weak on foreign policy and said Biden was to blame for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Sources: David McCormick's 2022 campaign website, "On the issues," accessed April 7, 2022 ; YouTube, "Strongest," accessed April 7, 2022; David McCormick's 2022 campaign website, "Home," accessed April 7, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania in 2022.

Mehmet Oz

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Oz received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a joint M.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Wharton Business School. His professional experience includes working as an attending physician at NY Presbyterian-Columbia Medical Center, host of The Dr. Oz Show, health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and author.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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In a campaign ad, Oz likened himself to former Presidents Ronald Regan and Donald Trump, who he said, "like me, they were conservative outsiders who fought the establishment."

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Oz highlighted his background as a surgeon and medical expert on television to say he opposed COVID-19 measures like business closures, remote education, and mask mandates.

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Oz criticized the Biden administration's economic policies and said they had led to inflation and supply chain disruptions. Oz said he would "fully confront China and support energy independence."

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Sources: YouTube, "Fight the Establishment," accessed March 11, 2022 ; Mehmet Oz's 2022 campaign website, "Response to COVID-19," accessed April 7, 2022 ; Mehmet Oz's 2022 campaign website, "Grow our economy," accessed April 7, 2022; Mehmet Oz's 2022 campaign website, "Meet Dr. Oz," accessed April 7, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania in 2022.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign advertisements

This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.

Kathy Barnette

May 14, 2021

March 22, 2022

March 15, 2022

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Jeff Bartos

March 8, 2021

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George Bochetto

April 1, 2022

March 17, 2022

January 10, 2022

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Sean Gale

March 8, 2021

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David McCormick

May 15, 2022

May 9, 2022

May 5, 2022

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Mehmet Oz

May 13, 2022

May 10, 2022

April 29, 2022

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Carla Sands

May 9, 2022

April 20, 2022

February 11, 2022

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Satellite ads

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American Leadership Action

On May 11, 2022, American Leadership Action published an ad opposing Barnette. That ad is embedded below.

May 11, 2022

Honor Pennsylvania

As of April 9, 2022, Honor Pennsylvania had spent $9.8 million on ads. A selection of those ads are included below:

April 27, 2022

• Twitter

USA Freedom Fund

On May 5, 2022, Axios reported that the USA Freedom Fund, a super PAC affiliated with Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel (R), ran digital ads in opposition of Oz.

Debates and forums

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May 4 debate

On May 4, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, McCormick, Oz, and Sands participated in a debate at Grove City College hosted by Newsmax.

Click on the links below for a summary of the event:

• The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

April 26 debate

On April 26, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, Bochetto, Gale, and Sands participated in a debate at Dickinson College in Carlisle.

• Click here to watch a recording of the event

Click on the links below for a summary of the event:

• Penn Live
• WGAL

April 25 debate

On April 25, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, McCormick, Oz, and Sands participated in a debate in Harrisburg.

Click on the links below for a summary of the event:

• The Philadelphia Inquirer
• The Hill

April 2 forum

On April 2, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, Bochetto, Gale, Oz, and Sands participated in a forum at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference.

• Click here to watch a recording of the event

Click on the link below for a summary of the event:

• Penn Live

March 30 forum

On March 30, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, McCormick, and Oz participated in a forum at the Manufacturer & Business Association offices in Erie.

• Click here to watch a recording of the event

Click on the link below for a summary of the event:

• Associated Press

March 29 forum

On March 29, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, Bochetto, and Gale participated in a forum sponsored by the Delaware Valley Journal.

• Click here to watch a recording of the event

Click on the link below for a summary of the event:

• Delaware Valley Journal

February 21 debate

On Feb. 21, 2022, Barnette, Bartos, Bochetto, and Stern participated in a debate at Villanova University hosted by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry.

• Click here to watch a recording of the event

Click on the link below for a summary of the event:

• The Philadelphia Inquirer

News and conflicts in this primary

This race was featured in The Heart of the Primaries, a newsletter capturing stories related to conflicts within each major party. Click here to read more about conflict in this and other 2022 Republican Senate primaries. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter.

• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 24 (May 26, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 22 (May 12, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 18 (April 14, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 17 (April 7, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 9 (February 10, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 7 (January 27, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 6 (January 20, 2022)
• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 2 (December 2, 2021)

Noteworthy endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

• Kathy Barnette

Republican primary endorsements
Endorser	Kathy Barnette	Jeff Bartos	David McCormick	Mehmet Oz	Sean Parnell
Government officials
U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R)  source				✔
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R)  source			✔
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R)  source	✔
U.S. Sen. Daniel S. Sullivan (R)  source			✔
U.S. Rep. Fred Keller (R)  source				✔
U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R)  source			✔
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R)  source	✔
U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R)  source				✔
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R)  source				✔
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R)  source			✔
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R)  source			✔
State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R)  source	✔
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R)  source		✔
Individuals
Frmr. U.S. HUD Secretary Ben Carson  source				✔
Frmr. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway  source			✔
Gen. Michael Flynn  source	✔
Radio host Sean Hannity  source				✔
Frmr. White House Communications Director Hope Hicks  source			✔
Frmr. Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow  source			✔
Frmr. White House senior policy advisor Stephen Miller  source			✔
Frmr. candidate Sean Parnell  source			✔
Frmr. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry  source				✔
Frmr. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo  source			✔
Frmr. U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross  source				✔
Frmr. U.S. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders  source			✔
Frmr. U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum  source			✔
Republican National Committee member Christine Toretti  source			✔
Frmr. U.S. President Donald Trump  source 1 source 2				✔	✔
Frmr. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan K. Zinke  source				✔
Organizations
BlakPAC  source	✔
Club for Growth  source	✔
National Border Patrol Council  source			✔
Republican National Hispanic Assembly  source	✔
Susan B. Anthony List  source	✔

Election competitiveness

Polls

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Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.

U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022: Republican primary election polls
Poll	Date	Barnette	Bartos	Bochetto	Gale	McCormick	Oz	Sands	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Sponsor
Trafalgar Group	May 14-16, 2022	27%	7%	2%	2%	22%	29%	7%	6%	± 2.9	1,195 LV	N/A
Emerson College	May 14-15, 2022	27%	6%	1%	—	26%	32%	7%	15%	± 3.0	1,000 RV	N/A
Susquehanna	May 12-15, 2022	27%	2%	1%	1%	11%	28%	3%	25%	± 3.0	400 RV	N/A
FOX29/InsiderAdvantage	May 7-9, 2022	21%	5%	1%	1%	19%	23%	5%	26%	± 3.6	750 LV	N/A
Fox News	May 7-8, 2022	19%	7%	1%	1%	20%	22%	8%	18%	± 3.0	1,001 RV	N/A

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Poll	Date	Barnette	Bartos	Bochetto	Gale	McCormick	Oz	Sands	Undecided/Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Sponsor
Trafalgar Group	May 6-8, 2022	23%	7%	1%	1%	22%	25%	7%	15%	± 3.0	1,080 LV	N/A
Franklin & Marshall College	April 20-May 1, 2022	12%	2%	0%	1%	16%	18%	5%	45%	± 6.9	325 RV	N/A
Monmouth University	April 20-25, 2022	18%	7%	4%	5%	19%	22%	9%	—	± 4.9	407 RV	N/A
Trafalgar Group	April 11-13, 2022	18%	8%	3%	1%	20%	23%	11%	17%	± 3.0	1,074 LV	N/A
The Hill/Emerson College	April 3-4, 2022	15%	17%	5%	4%	27%	21%	11%	—	± 3.0	1,000 LV	N/A
Franklin & Marshall College	March 30-April 10, 2022	7%	6%	2%	—	15%	16%	5%	49%	± 4.2	356 RV	N/A
The Hill/Emerson College	March 26-28, 2022	6%	5%	2%	—	14%	14%	6%	51%	± 5.0	372 RV	N/A
Fox News	March 2-6, 2022	9%	9%	1%	—	24%	15%	6%	31%	± 3.0	960 LV	N/A
Washington Free Beacon/TargetPoint	February 25-28, 2022	5%	10%	—	—	25%	19%	11%	31%	± 4.0	600 LV	N/A
Franklin & Marshall College	February 21-27, 2022	6%	4%	—	—	13%	10%	11%	56%	± 9.9	185 LV	N/A
Trafalgar Group	February 1-4, 2022	9%	7%	2%	2%	16%	27%	15%	22%	± 3.0	1,070 LV	N/A
Trafalgar Group	December 13-16, 2021	8%	3%	—	1%	—	19%	7%	62%	± 3.0	1,062 LV	N/A

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Republican	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Kathy Barnette	Republican Party	$2,620,371	$2,501,413	$234,707	As of December 31, 2022
Jeff Bartos	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
George Bochetto	Republican Party	$929,913	$929,913	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Sean Gale	Republican Party	$55,099	$55,099	$0	As of October 12, 2022
David McCormick	Republican Party	$20,310,512	$20,302,691	$7,821	As of December 31, 2022
Mehmet Oz	Republican Party	$51,080,109	$49,392,955	$1,687,154	As of December 31, 2022
Carla Sands	Republican Party	$8,856,511	$8,856,511	$0	As of August 30, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Satellite spending

See also: Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

If available, links to satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. Any satellite spending reported in other resources is displayed in a table. This table may not represent the actual total amount spent by satellite groups in the election. Satellite spending for which specific amounts, dates, or purposes are not reported are marked "N/A." To help us complete this information, or to notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.

By candidate	By election
Federal Election Commission - Kathy Barnette Federal Election Commission - Jeff Bartos Federal Election Commission - George Bochetto Federal Election Commission - Sean Gale Federal Election Commission - David McCormick Federal Election Commission - Mehmet Oz Federal Election Commission - Carla Sands	Open Secrets - U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania Federal Election Commission - U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania

Satellite spending in U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
Organization	Amount	Date	Purpose
Club for Growth	$2,000,000	May 11, 2022	Ads supporting Barnette

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Pennsylvania and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Pennsylvania, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Pennsylvania's 1st	Brian Fitzpatrick	Republican	Even
Pennsylvania's 2nd	Brendan Boyle	Democratic	D+20
Pennsylvania's 3rd	Dwight Evans	Democratic	D+39
Pennsylvania's 4th	Madeleine Dean	Democratic	D+7
Pennsylvania's 5th	Mary Gay Scanlon	Democratic	D+14
Pennsylvania's 6th	Chrissy Houlahan	Democratic	D+5
Pennsylvania's 7th	Susan Wild	Democratic	R+2
Pennsylvania's 8th	Matt Cartwright	Democratic	R+4
Pennsylvania's 9th	Dan Meuser	Republican	R+21
Pennsylvania's 10th	Scott Perry	Republican	R+5
Pennsylvania's 11th	Lloyd Smucker	Republican	R+13
Pennsylvania's 12th	Open	Democratic	D+8
Pennsylvania's 13th	John Joyce	Republican	R+25
Pennsylvania's 14th	Guy Reschenthaler	Republican	R+18
Pennsylvania's 15th	Glenn Thompson	Republican	R+21
Pennsylvania's 16th	Mike Kelly	Republican	R+13
Pennsylvania's 17th	Open	Democratic	Even

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Pennsylvania
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Pennsylvania's 1st	51.8%	47.2%
Pennsylvania's 2nd	71.0%	28.3%
Pennsylvania's 3rd	90.2%	9.3%
Pennsylvania's 4th	58.9%	40.0%
Pennsylvania's 5th	65.7%	33.4%
Pennsylvania's 6th	56.8%	42.0%
Pennsylvania's 7th	49.7%	49.1%
Pennsylvania's 8th	48.0%	50.9%
Pennsylvania's 9th	31.0%	67.5%
Pennsylvania's 10th	47.2%	51.3%
Pennsylvania's 11th	38.6%	59.9%
Pennsylvania's 12th	59.4%	39.5%
Pennsylvania's 13th	26.8%	72.0%
Pennsylvania's 14th	33.7%	65.2%
Pennsylvania's 15th	30.8%	67.8%
Pennsylvania's 16th	39.0%	59.7%
Pennsylvania's 17th	52.3%	46.5%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 47.2% of Pennsylvanians lived in one of the state's 10 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 41.7% lived in one of 53 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Pennsylvania was Battleground Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Pennsylvania following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Pennsylvania county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	10	47.2%
Solid Republican	53	41.7%
Battleground Democratic	2	4.5%
Trending Democratic	1	4.1%
Trending Republican	1	2.5%
Total voted Democratic	13	55.8%
Total voted Republican	54	44.2%

Historical voting trends

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 14 Democratic wins
• 16 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	P	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Pennsylvania.

U.S. Senate election results in Pennsylvania
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	55.7%	42.6%
2016	48.9%	47.2%
2012	53.7%	44.6%
2010	51.0%	49.0%
2006	58.7%	41.3%
Average	53.6	44.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Pennsylvania

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Pennsylvania.

Gubernatorial election results in Pennsylvania
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	57.8%	40.7%
2014	54.9%	45.1%
2010	54.5%	45.5%
2006	60.3%	39.6%
2002	53.4%	44.4%
Average	56.2	43.1

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Pennsylvania, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	1	9	10
Republican	1	9	10
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	18	20

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Pennsylvania's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Pennsylvania, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Tom Wolf
Lieutenant Governor	John Fetterman
Secretary of State	Leigh Chapman
Attorney General	Josh Shapiro

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Pennsylvania General Assembly as of November 2022.

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	21
	Republican Party	28
	Independent	1
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	88
	Republican Party	113
	Vacancies	2
Total		203

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Pennsylvania was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2022
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Pennsylvania and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania	United States
Population	12,702,379	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	44,742	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	80.5%	72.5%
Black/African American	11.2%	12.7%
Asian	3.4%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	2.2%	4.9%
Multiple	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	7.3%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	90.5%	88%
College graduation rate	31.4%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$61,744	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	12.4%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.

Election context

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Pennsylvania in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Pennsylvania, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Pennsylvania	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	2,000	$200.00	3/15/2022	Source
Pennsylvania	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	2% of the largest entire vote cast for any elected statewide candidate in the last election	$200.00	8/1/2022	Source

Election history

See also: List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

Incumbent Bob Casey Jr. defeated Lou Barletta, Dale Kerns, and Neal Gale in the general election for U.S. Senate Pennsylvania on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Casey Jr. (D)	55.7	2,792,437
		Lou Barletta (R)	42.6	2,134,848
		Dale Kerns (L)	1.0	50,907
		Neal Gale (G)	0.6	31,208

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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2016

The race for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that helped Republicans keep control of the upper chamber after the November 8 general election. Incumbent Pat Toomey (R), who began serving in the Senate in 2011, defeated Katie McGinty (D), Edward Clifford III (L), and write-in candidate Everett Stern (I) in the general election.

Toomey ran his campaign separately from Donald Trump, and he did not tell people who he would vote for on Election Day. Toomey said, “You know, I’m not campaigning with Donald Trump. He’s running his campaign. I’m running mine.”

Hillary Clinton, who campaigned with McGinty in October, criticized Toomey for not rejecting Trump as his party’s nominee. She said, “How much does he have to hear or to see? If he doesn’t have the courage to stand up against Donald Trump after all of this, then how will he stand up to special interests and powerful forces that are going to be trying to have their way in Washington?”

Speaking about his campaign strategy, Toomey said, “I am convinced that Pennsylvania voters are going to make a complete separation in their minds. … There’s a presidential race going on, quite obviously, lots of attention, lots of focus, everybody’s got their opinion about it, and then there’s a totally separate thing happening in the Senate race — an incumbent senator most people know and an opponent. Totally separate campaign and totally separate judgment.” Toomey stated on Election Day that he voted for Trump.

U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pat Toomey Incumbent	48.8%	2,951,702
	Democratic	Katie McGinty	47.3%	2,865,012
	Libertarian	Edward Clifford	3.9%	235,142
Total Votes				6,051,856
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Katie McGinty	42.5%	669,774
Joe Sestak	32.6%	513,221
John Fetterman	19.5%	307,090
Joseph Vodvarka	5.4%	85,837
Total Votes		1,575,922
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

2012

U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Casey Jr. Incumbent	53.7%	3,021,364
	Republican	Tom Smith	44.6%	2,509,132
	Libertarian	Rayburn Douglas Smith	1.7%	96,926
Total Votes				5,627,422
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State

To view the electoral history dating back to 2000 for the office of U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, Pat Toomey won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Joe Sestak in the general election. U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Pat Toomey 51% 2,028,945      Democratic Joe Sestak 49% 1,948,716 Total Votes 3,977,661 2006 On November 7, 2006, Bob Casey, Jr. won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Rick Santorum (R) and various write-in candidates in the general election. U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Bob Casey, Jr. 58.6% 2,392,984      Republican Rick Santorum incumbent 41.3% 1,684,778      N/A Write-in 0.1% 3,281 Total Votes 4,081,043 2004 On November 2, 2004, Arlen Specter won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Joseph M. Hoeffel (D), James N. Clymer (Constitution), Betsy Summers (Libertarian) and various other challengers in the general election. U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Arlen Specter incumbent 52.6% 2,925,080      Democratic Joseph M. Hoeffel 42% 2,334,126      Constitution James N. Clymer 4% 220,056      Libertarian Betsy Summers 1.4% 79,263      N/A Scattering 0% 580 Total Votes 5,559,105 2000 On November 7, 2000, Rick Santorum won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ron Klink (D), John J. Featherman (L), Robert E. Domske (Reform) and Lester B. Searer (Constitution) in the general election. U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Rick Santorum incumbent 52.4% 2,481,962      Democratic Ron Klink 45.5% 2,154,908      Libertarian John J. Featherman 1% 45,775      Reform Robert E. Domske 0.5% 24,089      Constitution Lester B. Searer 0.6% 28,382 Total Votes 4,735,116

2022 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:

• Alabama Secretary of State election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary runoff)
• Michigan's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• North Carolina's 11th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
• Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 21 Republican primary)

See also

• United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
• United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2022
• United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2022
• United States Senate elections, 2022
• U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2022

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Footnotes

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Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Fetterman (D)

David McCormick (R)

Representatives

District 1

Brian Fitzpatrick (R)

District 2

Brendan Boyle (D)

District 3

Dwight Evans (D)

District 4

Madeleine Dean (D)

District 5

Mary Scanlon (D)

District 6

Chrissy Houlahan (D)

District 7

Ryan Mackenzie (R)

District 8

Rob Bresnahan (R)

District 9

Dan Meuser (R)

District 10

Scott Perry (R)

District 11

Lloyd Smucker (R)

District 12

Summer Lee (D)

District 13

John Joyce (R)

District 14

Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15

Glenn Thompson (R)

District 16

Mike Kelly (R)

District 17

Chris Deluzio (D)

Republican Party (11)

Democratic Party (8)

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