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====Partisan breakdown====
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'''The current partisan breakdown of the House is as follows:'''
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==Special elections==
==Special elections==
===March 15, 2016===
===March 15, 2016===

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Five seats were vacated in the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 2016. All five vacancies were filled through special elections. The following districts had a vacancy:

Breakdown of 2016 special elections

Across the country in 2016, special elections for state legislative positions were held for a variety of reasons:

  • 23 were due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 11 were due to a retirement
  • 11 were due to the incumbent accepting another job
  • 12 were due to a death
  • 4 were due to a conviction
  • 3 were due to filling a remaining term
  • 1 was due to an expulsion

The partisan breakdown for vacancies were as follows:

Partisan Change from Special Elections
Party As of Vacancy After Special Election
     Democratic Party 37 39
     Republican Party 28 24
     Independent 0 2
Total 65 65

Note: The table above reflected information for elections that were held—not total vacant seats.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the Pennsylvania General Assembly, a special election must be held to fill the vacant seat. The presiding officer in the house where the vacancy happened must call for an election. There are no deadlines set in the state constitution on when a special election can be held.[2]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Pennsylvania Cons. Art. II, §2


Special elections

March 15, 2016



April 26, 2016



July 12, 2016



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ TribLive, "Rep. Krieger to resign from state House on Dec. 29," accessed January 6, 2016
  2. ↑ State of Pennsylvania, "Pennsylvania Constitution," accessed February 15, 2021 (Article II, Section 2)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Centre Daily.com, "Special elections set for Pennsylvania Legislature vacancies," accessed January 6, 2016 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "centre" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ TribLive, "Rep. Krieger to resign from state House on Dec. 29," accessed January 6, 2016
  5. ↑ triblive.com, "Nelson nails landslide victory in race for 57th House seat," accessed March 16, 2016
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "List of Candidates," accessed February 2, 2016
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Representative in the General Assembly," accessed April 5, 2016
  8. ↑ Philly.com, "Rep. Bishop drops claim of racial targeting in sting, resigns," accessed December 17, 2015
  9. ↑ philly.com, "Democrats win 2 special House elections in Phila.," accessed March 16, 2016
  10. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "List of Candidates," accessed February 2, 2016
  11. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Representative in the General Assembly," accessed April 5, 2016
  12. ↑ philly.com, "Democrats win 2 special House elections in Phila.," accessed March 16, 2016
  13. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "List of Candidates," accessed February 2, 2016
  14. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Representative in the General Assembly," accessed April 5, 2016
  15. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official results," accessed May 19, 2016
  16. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "List of Candidates," accessed February 2, 2016
  17. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Calendar for the Special Election to be held July 12, 2016 Representative in the General Assembly for the 168th District in the County of Delaware," accessed May 19, 2016
  18. ↑ pasenategop.com, "Senator-Elect Tom Killion to Be Sworn Into Office Wednesday, May 11," accessed May 11, 2016
  19. ↑ Philly.com, "Republican Chris Quinn wins special election for 168th House District," accessed July 13, 2016
  20. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial List Of Candidates," accessed May 26, 2016
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