2022 Pennsylvania Senate election

Not to be confused with the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.

2022 Pennsylvania Senate election
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All even-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jake Corman
(retired) 		Jay Costa
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04)
Leader's seat 34th 43rd
Last election 28 21
Seats before 28[a] 21
Seats won 13 12
Seats after 28 22
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 1,190,410 1,140,567
Percentage 51.03% 48.89%
  Third party
 
Party Independent
Last election 1
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 0
Seat change Decrease 1
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Democratic:      50–60%      80–90%      >90%
President Pro Tempore before election

Kim Ward
Republican

President Pro Tempore

Kim Ward
Republican

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The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 8, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2022 would begin when the Senate convenes in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years.[1] The election coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, United States House of Representatives elections, and the election of the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Republicans had controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (28 years).

Special elections

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5th senatorial district

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In the 2021 elections, Democratic state senator John Sabatina was elected as a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia and resigned his seat on December 31.[2] On January 10, Democrats selected ward leader Shawn Dillon as their nominee.[3] Republicans selected Sam Oropeza.[4] Shawn Dillon withdrew from the race after facing a legal challenge due to missing candidate filing paperwork, he was replaced on the ballot by his younger brother and School District of Philadelphia grant compliance monitor Jimmy Dillon.[5] A special election was held on May 17; Dillon won with nearly 57% of the vote.[6]

2022 Pennsylvania Senate, District 5 special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Dillon 17,339 56.69
Republican Sam Oropeza 13,246 43.31
Total votes 30,585 100.00
Democratic hold

Results summary

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Redistricting

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Due to redistricting after the 2020 United States census, senators were drawn into new districts.[7]

Retiring incumbents

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Democrats

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No Democratic incumbents retired in this cycle.

Independents

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  1. District 14: John Yudichak retired.

Republicans

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  1. District 6: Tommy Tomlinson retired.
  2. District 24: Bob Mensch retired.
  3. District 34: Jake Corman retired to run for governor of Pennsylvania.
  4. District 40: Mario Scavello retired.

Incumbents defeated in primary

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Republicans

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  1. District 16: Pat Browne lost renomination to Jarrett Coleman.[8]

Primary elections

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Likely R May 19, 2022

Overview

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Statewide outlook
Affiliation Candidates Votes % Seats before Seats up Seats won Seats after
Republican 22 1,190,410 51.03 28 13 13 (Steady) 28
Democratic 22 1,140,567 48.89 21 11 12 (Increase1) 22
Libertarian 1 1,946 0.08 0 0 0 (Steady) 0
Independent 0 - - 1 1 0 (Decrease1) 0
Total 45 2,332,923 100.00 50 25 25 50

Close races

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Six district races had winning margins of less than 15%:

District Winner Margin
District 6 Republican 8%
District 14 Democratic (flip) 6.9%
District 16 Republican 8.3%
District 24 Republican 4%
District 38 Democratic 11%
District 40 Republican 11.4%
District 44 Democratic 11.2%

District breakdown

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District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
2 Democratic Christine Tartaglione Re-elected Democratic Christine Tartaglione 36,444 100.0
4 Democratic Arthur L. Haywood III Re-elected Democratic Arthur L. Haywood III 95,536 84.3
Republican Todd Johnson 17,749 15.7
6 Republican Robert M. Tomlinson Retired[10] Republican Frank Farry[11] 67,234 52.7
Democratic Ann Marie Mitchell[12] 57,012 44.7
Libertarian Brandon Bentrim[13] 1,946 1.5
8 Democratic Anthony H. Williams Re-elected[14] Democratic Anthony H. Williams 63,437 85.8
Republican John Hayes 10,542 14.2
10 Democratic Steve Santarsiero Re-elected[15] Democratic Steve Santarsiero 77,125 57.8
Republican Matthew McCullough[16] 54,684 41.0
12 Democratic Maria Collett Re-elected Democratic Maria Collett 77,482 59.2
Republican Rob Davies 52,022 39.8
14 Independent John Yudichak Retired[17] Democratic Nick Miller 46,444 52.8
Republican Dean Browning[18] 40,360 45.9
16 Republican Pat Browne Defeated in primary[8] Republican Jarrett Coleman 68,238 53.5
Democratic Mark Pinsley[19] 57,703 45.2
18 Democratic Lisa Boscola Re-elected Democratic Lisa Boscola 61,429 58.2
Republican John Merhottein 42,828 40.6
20 Republican Lisa Baker Re-elected Republican Lisa Baker 75,599 67.0
Democratic Jackie Baker 36,114 32.0
22 Democratic Marty Flynn Re-elected Democratic Marty Flynn 53,999 59.8
24 Republican Bob Mensch Retired[20] Republican Tracy Pennycuick 62,883 51.5
Democratic Jill Dennin 58,017 47.5
26 Democratic Tim Kearney Re-elected Democratic Tim Kearney 66,404 59.4
Republican Frank Agovino 44,195 39.6
28 Republican Kristin Phillips-Hill Re-elected Republican Kristin Phillips-Hill 74,665 65.6
Democratic Judith McCormick Higgins 36,338 31.9
30 Republican Judy Ward Re-elected[21] Republican Judy Ward 76,844 75.4
Democratic Carol Taylor 24,043 23.6
32 Republican Patrick J. Stefano Re-elected Republican Patrick J. Stefano 76,496 74.5
34 Republican Jake Corman Retired to run for Governor[22] Republican Greg Rothman 74,233 62.9
Democratic Jim Massey 42,595 36.1
36 Republican Ryan P. Aument Re-elected Republican Ryan P. Aument 91,710 100.0
38 Democratic Lindsey Williams Re-elected Democratic Lindsey Williams 69,839 55.0
Republican Lori Mizgorski[23] 55,808 44.0
40 Republican Mario Scavello Retired[24] Republican Rosemary Brown[25] 53,795 54.5
Democratic Jennifer Shukaitis 43,557 44.1
42 Democratic Wayne D. Fontana Re-elected Democratic Wayne D. Fontana 85,905 100.0
44 Democratic Katie Muth Re-elected Democratic Katie Muth 70,782 55.0
Republican Jessica Florio 56,341 43.8
46 Republican Camera C. Bartolotta Re-elected Republican Camera C. Bartolotta 78,289 100.0
48 Republican Chris Gebhard Re-elected[26] Republican Chris Gebhard 74,120 67.7
Democratic Calvin Clements 34,263 31.3
50 Republican Michele Brooks Re-elected Republican Michele Brooks 75,823 70.7
Democratic Rianna Czech 30,340 28.3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 29 seats were in the Republican caucus due to John Yudichak caucusing with the Republicans
  1. ^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Members of the Senate". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Brennan, Chris (January 7, 2022). "Democrats in Northeast Philly face off for a special election, with more to come". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Waring, Tom (January 11, 2022). "Dems pick ward leader Dillon for Senate special election". Northeast Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Special Election 5th Senatorial District". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Brennan, Chris (April 4, 2022). "Northeast Philly ward leader drops out of special election for state Senate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Pennsylvania State Senate – District 5 Election Results". May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Caruso, Stephen (December 17, 2021). "The Capital-Star's 2022 Pa. incumbent retirement and primary tracker". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Reinhard, Katherine (May 26, 2022). "Jarrett Coleman declares victory over Pa. Sen Browne in Lehigh Valley GOP primary". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "PA State Sen. Robert 'Tommy' Tomlinson set to retire, will not seek re-election". Bucks County Courier Times. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "PA Rep. Frank Farry to run for 6th District state senate seat". Bucks County Courier Times. March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Democrat Ann Marie Mitchell enters race for 6th District Senate seat; will face GOP's Farry". Bucks County Courier Times. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "Candidates". Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Owens, Ernest (January 6, 2022). "These 4 Big Political Questions Will Loom Over Philly in 2022". Philadelphia Magazine. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  15. ^ "Steve Santarsiero announces campaign for re-election to the state senate". www.thereporteronline.com. The Reporter. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  16. ^ Fishman, Kate (March 8, 2022). "Newtown Republican Announces State Senate District 10 Candidacy". patch.com. Patch. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  17. ^ O'Boyle, Bill (March 17, 2022). "Yudichak will not seek reelection to the Senate". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Yahoo News.
  18. ^ "Dean Browning wins GOP nomination for Pa. Senate District 14". WFMZ-TV. May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Lehigh County controller announces bid against Pat Browne for state Senate". WFMZ-TV. July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  20. ^ Williams, Damon C. (October 15, 2021). "Veteran PA State Sen. Bob Mensch announces retirement, cites age, workload". Bucks County Courier Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  21. ^ Murphy, Jan (February 23, 2022). "Pa. Sen. Judy Ward to seek re-election to a second term representing redrawn 30th District". www.pennlive.com. The Patriot-News. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "Corman won't seek another Senate term amid run for governor". Associated Press. December 13, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  23. ^ Routh, Julian. "Republican Lori Mizgorski, drawn out of state House district, will take run at 38th District Senate seat". www.post-gazette.com. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  24. ^ "State Senator Scavello announces retirement". WNEP. March 16, 2022.
  25. ^ "Rosemary Brown, Hope Christman running to succeed Scavello". March 18, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  26. ^ "Gebhard to Run Again". The Sun. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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