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Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 4, 2008, with odd-numbered districts being contested. Republicans had a net gain of 1 seat for the 2008 elections, expanding their majority to 30-20. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2008 will run from December 1, 2008 until December 1, 2012.[citation needed] Necessary primary elections were held on April 22, 2008.[1]
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 20 | |
| Republican | 30 | |
| Total | 50 | |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Stateline[2] | Safe R | October 15, 2008 |
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic | Vincent J. Fumo | retired | Democratic | Larry Farnese | 92,088 | 80.8% | ||
| Republican | Jack Morley | 21,869 | 19.2% | ||||||
| 3 | Democratic | Shirley M. Kitchen | re-elected | Democratic | Shirley M. Kitchen | 93,539 | 88.4% | ||
| Republican | Robert Nix | 12,270 | 11.6% | ||||||
| 5 | Democratic | Michael J. Stack III | re-elected | Democratic | Michael J. Stack III | 69,284 | 72.0% | ||
| Republican | John Farley | 69,284 | 28.0% | ||||||
| 7 | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | re-elected | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | 99,346 | 85.5% | ||
| Republican | Marc Perry | 16,860 | 14.5% | ||||||
| 9 | Republican | Dominic Pileggi | re-elected | Republican | Dominic Pileggi | 74,669 | 58.1% | ||
| Democratic | John Linder | 53,795 | 41.9% | ||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Michael O'Pake | re-elected | Democratic | Michael O'Pake | 73,686 | 71.4% | ||
| Republican | Stephen Fuhs | 29,445 | 28.6% | ||||||
| 13 | Republican | Gibson E. Armstrong | retired | Republican | Lloyd Smucker | 65,708 | 57.0% | ||
| Democratic | Jose Urdaneta | 49,515 | 43.0% | ||||||
| 15 | Republican | Jeffrey E. Piccola | re-elected | Republican | Jeffrey E. Piccola | 63,829 | 52.0% | ||
| Democratic | Judy Hirsch | 59,014 | 48.0% | ||||||
| 17 | Democratic | Connie Williams | retired | Democratic | Daylin Leach | 76,350 | 61.5% | ||
| Republican | Lance Rogers | 47,873 | 38.5% | ||||||
| 19 | Democratic | Andrew Dinniman[3] | re-elected | Democratic | Andrew Dinniman | 84,141 | 57.7% | ||
| Republican | Steven Kantrowitz | 61,568 | 42.3% | ||||||
| 21 | Republican | Mary Jo White | re-elected | Republican | Mary Jo White | 73,472 | 84.5% | ||
| Libertarian | Mary Lea Lucas | 13,477 | 15.5% | ||||||
| 23 | Republican | Roger A. Madigan | retired | Republican | Eugene Yaw | 61,231 | 60.2% | ||
| Democratic | Louis Casimir | 29,503 | 29.0% | ||||||
| Independent | Michael A. Dincher | 10,921 | 10.7% | ||||||
| 25 | Republican | Joseph B. Scarnati III | re-elected | Republican | Joseph B. Scarnati III | 61,553 | 66.6% | ||
| Democratic | Donald Hilliard | 30,838 | 33.4% | ||||||
| 27 | Republican | John R. Gordner | re-elected | Republican | John R. Gordner | 78,881 | 100% | ||
| 29 | Republican | James J. Rhoades | re-elected1 | Republican | James J. Rhoades | 67,347 | 62.9% | ||
| Democratic | Peter J. Symons | 37,468 | 35.0% | ||||||
| Independent | Dennis Baylor | 2,298 | 2.1% | ||||||
| 31 | Republican | Patricia H. Vance | re-elected | Republican | Patricia H. Vance[4] | 78,070 | 70.6% | ||
| Democratic | Susan Kiskis | 32,524 | 29.4% | ||||||
| 33 | Republican | Terry Punt | retired | Republican | Richard Alloway | 79,765 | 68.6% | ||
| Democratic | Bruce Tushingham | 36,563 | 31.4% | ||||||
| 35 | Democratic | John N. Wozniak | re-elected | Democratic | John N. Wozniak | 62,464 | 65.9% | ||
| Republican | Joseph Veranese | 32,380 | 34.1% | ||||||
| 37 | Republican | John Pippy | re-elected | Republican | John Pippy | 87,398 | 65.8% | ||
| Democratic | Amy Jude Schmotzer | 45,416 | 34.2% | ||||||
| 39 | Republican | Bob Regola | retired | Republican | Kim Ward | 57,498 | 54.0% | ||
| Democratic | Tony Bompiani | 49,049 | 46.0% | ||||||
| 41 | Republican | Donald C. White | re-elected | Republican | Donald C. White | 94,512 | 100% | ||
| 43 | Democratic | Jay Costa, Jr. | re-elected | Democratic | Jay Costa, Jr. | 100,574 | 100% | ||
| 45 | Democratic | Sean F. Logan | re-elected | Democratic | Sean F. Logan | 84,210 | 100% | ||
| 47 | Democratic | Gerald J. La Valle | retired | Republican | Elder Vogel | 59,195 | 56.8% | ||
| Democratic | Jason Petrella | 44,995 | 43.2% | ||||||
| 49 | Republican | Jane M. Earll | re-elected | Republican | Jane M. Earll | 61,134 | 58.1% | ||
| Democratic | Cindy Purvis | 44,173 | 41.9% | ||||||
1 Senator Rhoades died prior to the election but remained on the ballot. As he was posthumously re-elected, his seat will be filled by a special election.
