John Sweeney (Pennsylvania)
John Sweeney (Green Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 20. Sweeney lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Sweeney was a Green Party candidate for Pennsylvania auditor general in the 2016 election. Sweeney was defeated in the general election. He was also a 2014 Green Party candidate for District 20 of the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 20
Incumbent Lisa Baker defeated John Sweeney in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Baker (R) | 82.3 | 67,350 |
| John Sweeney (G) | 17.7 | 14,467 | ||
| Total votes: 81,817 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 20
Incumbent Lisa Baker advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 20 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Baker | 100.0 | 17,641 |
| Total votes: 17,641 | |||
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2016
- See also: Pennsylvania Auditor election, 2016
Sweeney filed to run for auditor general of Pennsylvania as a Green Party candidate in 2016. He competed in the November 8 general election with incumbent Eugene DePasquale (D), John A. Brown (R), and Roy Minet (Lib.).
Incumbent Eugene DePasquale defeated John A. Brown, John Sweeney, and Roy Minet in the Pennsylvania auditor election.
| Pennsylvania Auditor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Eugene DePasquale Incumbent |
50.01% | 2,958,818 | |
| Republican | John A. Brown | 45.08% | 2,667,318 | |
| Green | John Sweeney | 2.69% | 158,942 | |
| Libertarian | Roy Minet | 2.23% | 131,853 | |
| Total Votes | 5,916,931 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
2014
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Incumbent Lisa Baker was unopposed in the Republican primary. Green Party candidate John J. Sweeney was removed from the ballot before the general election after Baker's campaign challenged his petition signatures and a judge ruled in favor of the challenge. Baker was unchallenged in the general election.[1][2][3]
2010
Incumbent Republican Sandra Major defeated Sweeney and Democrat Jim Knapp in the November 2 general election.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Pennsylvania Auditor General
- Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2016
- Pennsylvania State Senate
- Pennsylvania State Legislature
- Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania State Senate District 20
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 General Election," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ 2010 general election results from the Pennsylvania Secretary of State's office
