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Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2002, with all districts being contested.[1] State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.[2] The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 7, 2003[3] until November 30, 2004.[4] Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.[5]
This was the firstPennsylvania House of Representatives election held after the constitutionally-mandated[6]decennial reapportionment plan.[7][8]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[9] | Lean R | October 4, 2002 |
| Affiliation | Seats at Last Election | Seats at End of Legislative Session | Seats after Election | Change Since Last Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 99 | 97 | 93 | -6 | |
| Republican | 104 | 106 | 110 | +6 | |
A special election for the100th legislative district was held on 2056, following the April resignation of RepublicanJohn Barley, who had been the third highest ranking Republican in the House and Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.[10] He had first announced his intention to retire in early 2002, only to change his mind in March when he unexpectedly showed up at a local party committee meeting, where he received the Republican Party endorsement.[10]
A special election for the2nd legislative district was held on August 14, 2001, following the May 2001 death ofItalo Cappabianca. The local Democratic committee controversially endorsedGayle Wright over Cappabianca's widow, Linda.[11] Cappabianca decided against mounting a formal write-in campaign, citing time constraints, but encouraged voters to write her in as an independent candidate.[12] Wright won the August 14 contest with 48.2% of the vote, with Cappabianca placing a strong second with 39.1%.[13]
A special election for the149th legislative district was held on February 12, 2002, following the resignation of DemocratConstance H. Williams, who was elected to represent the17th senatorial district in thePennsylvania Senate. In that election, RepublicanWallis Brooks narrowly defeated DemocratDaylin Leach.[14] Brooks finished the remainder of Williams' term before losing a re-match toDaylin Leach in the 2002 general election.[15]
A special election for the176th legislative district was held on April 23, 2002, following the resignation ofChristopher Wogan, who was elected a judge of thePhiladelphia CountyCourt of Common Pleas in November 2001. Per the legislative redistricting plan enacted in 2001, the 176th district was moved fromPhiladelphia County toMonroe County.[16] In that election, RepublicanMonroe County CommissionerMario Scavello defeated DemocratJoseph Battisto, who had represented the nearby189th legislative from 1983 until his defeat in2000.[17]
A special election for the28th legislative district was held on June 26, 2001, following the resignation ofJane Orie, who was elected in March 2001 to represent the40th senatorial district in thePennsylvania Senate.[18] RepublicanMike Turzai, an attorney and former member of theBradford Woods councilman, defeated Democrat Thomas Dancison by a 3–1 margin and captured every precinct in the reliably Republicansuburban Pittsburgh district.[19] This was the second election for Turzai, who unsuccessfully challenged CongressmanRon Klink in 1998.
In the primary election held on May 21, 2002, four incumbent legislators (two Republicans and two Democrats) lost their party's nomination. In the19th legislative district, Democratic incumbentWilliam Russell Robinson was defeated byJake Wheatley, a staffer forPittsburgh City CouncilmanSala Udin, a Robinson rival.[20][21] The Robinson campaign was criticized for a weak effort, finishing the election with cash left over.[22]
In the2nd legislative district, DemocraticGayle Wright, who had been elected in a 2001 special election, lost toFlorindo Fabrizio.[21] In the97th legislative district, RepublicanJere Strittmatter lost a surprising upset toManheim Township SupervisorRoy Baldwin.[21][23][24] In the98th legislative district, RepublicanThomas E. Armstrong lost toLancaster CountyClerk of CourtsDavid Hickernell.[21]
Four seats left open by Democratic retirements were kept by Democrats, withVince Biancucci succeedingNick Colafella,Marc J. Gergely succeedingTom Michlovic,Nick Kotik succeedingFred A. Trello, andNeal Goodman succeedingEdward J. Lucyk. Seven seats left open by Republican retirements were filled by other Republicans, withScott W. Boyd succeedingJere W. Schuler,Martin T. Causer succeedingKenneth M. Jadlowiec,C. Adam Harris succeedingDaniel F. Clark,Mauree Gingrich succeedingEdward H. Krebs,Douglas G. Reichley succeedingJane S. Baker, andScott A. Petri succeedingRoy Reinard. Long-time RepresentativeFrank Tulli retired shortly after winning the Republican nomination in the May primary. Fellow RepublicanJohn Payne took his place on the November ballot, winning easily.[25]
ThreeWestern Pennsylvania incumbent Democrats retired after their districts were moved to the eastern portion of the state during the decennial redistricting process. All three of these seats were captured by Republicans. DemocratDavid Mayernik had his district, the29th legislative district, "diced" into seven other districts and moved across the state fromAllegheny County toBucks County, Pennsylvania.[16] Democratic leaders were unhappy that he had crossed party lines and otherwise disobeying caucus leaders.[16] This newly reconfigured seat was captured byBernie O'Neill, aBucks County Republican. DemocratRalph Kaiser retired when the41st legislative district was moved fromAllegheny County toLancaster County, which was retribution by the House Democratic caucus for his fiscally conservative voting pattern.[26] The seat was taken byKatie True, who had previously represented the37th legislative district, a seat she gave up in2000 to run forPennsylvania Auditor General. DemocratLeo Trich'sWashington County-based district, the47th legislative district, was moved toYork County, where it was captured by RepublicanKeith J. Gillespie.[citation needed]
In the62nd legislative district, incumbent DemocratSara Steelman was upset byDave L. Reed, a 24-year-old Republican.[27] Both candidates made improving the local economic climate part of their platforms.[28] Steelman had become a GOP target after " alienating" some in her home district.[29] As a challenger, Reed followed the campaign blueprint established in 2000 by when youngJeff Coleman defeated Tim Pesci in nearby Armstrong County.[30] Reed raised $120,000 for the campaign and knocked on 11,000 doors in the district.[31] During the campaign, Steelman "erupted" on the district's airwaves with taxpayer-funded "public service announcements" for the first time in a decade.[32] With the 57-43 victory, Reed became the youngest member of the House.[27]
In the149th legislative district, Republican incumbentWallis Brooks, who had been elected in February, lost to DemocratDaylin Leach in a rematch of their February special election. The Brooks campaign sent dozens of direct mail advertisements, including one accusing Leach of defending child molesters as an attorney.[33] On the Saturday before the election, one was sent to voters accusing Leach, a practicingOrthodox Jew who lost family in the Holocaust, of being anti-Semitic.[33] The mailer carried a bold headline of"Anti-Semitism, Neo-Nazism, Holocaust Denial. They are not 'a big joke.'"[33] The incendiary charges stemmed from Leach's 1999 defense of anin absentia client fromTexas who was sued inAllentown, Pennsylvania for comments allegedly made in an Internet chat room.[33][34] Following the dismissal, the plaintiff took to the internet and posted diatribes denouncing Leach and the Texas man as anti-Semites that were unearthed by a Brooks researcher and used in the mailer.[33] "She had to know I was Jewish, because it had come up in a debate. But since I have a non-Jewish surname, she apparently thought she could get away with this," Leach said.[33] The campaign immediately convinced a local Jewish newspaper to denounce the mailer and reproduced the article on a flyer with a profile of Leach, emphasizing his Jewish roots and activism, on the reverse.[33] By election day, 70 volunteers had hand-delivered the literature to most district households.[33] Leach won the election by over 1,000 votes.
In the150th legislative district, Republican-turned DemocratJohn A. Lawless was defeated by RepublicanJacqueline Crahalla by 62 votes. Both candidates easily won their respective party's nomination in the primary election.[21] The district was designed to be disadvantageous to Lawless, who had run afoul of the Republican Caucus leadership.[16] In September, Lawless caused a controversy when he was pulled over for a minor traffic violation by aLower Providence Township, Pennsylvania police officer. Lawless used vulgar language to berated the officer and threatened the police department with a loss of state funds.[35] Following the loss, Lawless destroyed many constituent-related documents, rather than surrender them to Crahalla.[36]
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic | Linda Bebko-Jones | re-elected | Democratic | Linda Bebko-Jones | 8,895 | 72.7 | ||
| Republican | Bill Stephany | 3,343 | 27.3 | ||||||
| 2 | Democratic | Gayle Wright[37] | defeated in primary | Democratic | Florindo Fabrizio | 10,911 | 100 | ||
| 3 | Republican | Karl Boyes | re-elected | Republican | Karl Boyes | 14,988 | 76.9 | ||
| Democratic | Donna M. Snyder | 4,507 | 23.1 | ||||||
| 4 | Democratic | Tom Scrimenti | re-elected | Democratic | Tom Scrimenti | 10,627 | 63.6 | ||
| Republican | Jerry Weinheimer | 6,086 | 36.4 | ||||||
| 5 | Republican | John R. Evans | re-elected | Republican | John R. Evans | 12,288 | 100 | ||
| 6 | Republican | Teresa Forcier | re-elected | Republican | Teresa Forcier | 10,109 | 59.6 | ||
| Democratic | Jean Jones | 6,859 | 40.4 | ||||||
| 7 | Democratic | Michael C. Gruitza | re-elected | Democratic | Michael C. Gruitza | 11,341 | 100 | ||
| 8 | Republican | Richard R. Stevenson | re-elected | Republican | Dick Stevenson | 11,890 | 66.8 | ||
| 9 | Democratic | Chris Sainato | re-elected | Democratic | Chris Sainato | 16,278 | 100 | ||
| 10 | Democratic | Frank LaGrotta | re-elected | Democratic | Frank LaGrotta | 14,706 | 100 | ||
| 11 | Democratic | Guy A. Travaglio | re-elected | Democratic | Guy A. Travaglio | 9,439 | 51.7 | ||
| Republican | Brian Ellis | 8,827 | 48.3 | ||||||
| 12 | Republican | Daryl Metcalfe | re-elected | Republican | Daryl Metcalfe | 12,772 | 66.9 | ||
| Democratic | Linda Schoettker | 6,306 | 33.1 | ||||||
| 13 | Republican | Arthur D. Hershey | re-elected | Republican | Arthur D. Hershey | 10,240 | 60.0 | ||
| Democratic | Nancy L. Cox | 6,835 | 40.0 | ||||||
| 14 | Democratic | Mike Veon | re-elected | Democratic | Mike Veon | 12,366 | 100 | ||
| 15 | Democratic | Nick Colafella | retired | Democratic | Vince Biancucci | 10,414 | 53.1 | ||
| Republican | Charles A. Camp | 9,203 | 46.9 | ||||||
| 16 | Democratic | Susan Laughlin | re-elected | Democratic | Susan Laughlin | 10,240 | 56.3 | ||
| Republican | Ron Eggert | 7,947 | 43.7 | ||||||
| 17 | Republican | Rod E. Wilt | re-elected | Republican | Rod E. Wilt | 12,594 | 100 | ||
| 18 | Republican | Gene DiGirolamo | re-elected | Republican | Gene DiGirolamo | 11,769 | 65.9 | ||
| Democratic | Scott F. Blacker | 6,078 | 34.1 | ||||||
| 19 | Democratic | William Russell Robinson | Defeated in primary | Democratic | Jake Wheatley | 8,615 | 100 | ||
| 20 | Democratic | Don Walko | re-elected | Democratic | Don Walko | 10,823 | 65.8 | ||
| Republican | Angelo Romano | 5,176 | 31.5 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Charles Stutler | 442 | 2.7 | ||||||
| 21 | Democratic | Frank J. Pistella | re-elected | Democratic | Frank J. Pistella | 10,952 | 67.5 | ||
| Republican | Mario J. DiBello | 5,276 | 32.5 | ||||||
| 22 | Democratic | Michael Diven | re-elected | Democratic | Michael Diven | 12,548 | 70.2 | ||
| Republican | Glenn P. Nagy | 5,321 | 29.8 | ||||||
| 23 | Democratic | Dan B. Frankel | re-elected | Democratic | Dan B. Frankel | 13,834 | 100 | ||
| 24 | Democratic | Joseph Preston | re-elected | Democratic | Joseph Preston | 10,994 | 86.1 | ||
| Green | Duane R. Wright | 17,79 | 13.9 | ||||||
| 25 | Democratic | Joseph F. Markosek | re-elected | Democratic | Joseph F. Markosek | 13,132 | 69.7 | ||
| Republican | Paul Fero | 5,722 | 30.3 | ||||||
| 26 | Republican | Tim Hennessey | re-elected | Republican | Tim Hennessey | 11,442 | 68.4 | ||
| Democratic | Brian A. Dudonis | 5,294 | 31.6 | ||||||
| 27 | Democratic | Thomas C. Petrone | re-elected | Democratic | Thomas C. Petrone | 10,634 | 65.5 | ||
| Republican | Edward O'Donnell | 5,603 | 34.5 | ||||||
| 28 | Republican | Mike Turzai[38] | re-elected | Republican | Mike Turzai | 16,802 | 100 | ||
| 29 | Democratic | Dave Mayernik | retired | Republican | Bernie O'Neill | 12,666 | 57.3 | ||
| Democratic | Kevin Corrigan | 9,438 | 42.7 | ||||||
| 30 | Republican | Jeffrey E. Habay | re-elected | Republican | Jeffrey E. Habay | 15,965 | 69.3 | ||
| Democratic | Bobbi Jo Wagner | 7,070 | 30.7 | ||||||
| 31 | Republican | David J. Steil | re-elected | Republican | David J. Steil | 12,747 | 59.1 | ||
| Democratic | Virginia Waters Schrader | 8,811 | 40.9 | ||||||
| 32 | Democratic | Anthony M. DeLuca | re-elected | Democratic | Anthony M. DeLuca | 14,376 | 100 | ||
| 33 | Democratic | Frank Dermody | re-elected | Democratic | Frank Dermody | 11,233 | 64.7 | ||
| Republican | James M. McDonough | 6,131 | 35.3 | ||||||
| 34 | Democratic | Paul Costa | re-elected | Democratic | Paul Costa | 13,633 | 90.1 | ||
| Independent | Robert Clanagan | 1,503 | 9.9 | ||||||
| 35 | Democratic | Tom Michlovic | retired | Democratic | Marc J. Gergely | 10,799 | 100 | ||
| 36 | Democratic | Harry Readshaw | re-elected | Democratic | Harry Readshaw | 13,218 | 100 | ||
| 37 | Republican | Tom C. Creighton | re-elected | Republican | Thomas C. Creighton | 13,559 | 100 | ||
| 38 | Democratic | Kenneth W. Ruffing | re-elected | Democratic | Kenneth W. Ruffing | 13,224 | 100 | ||
| 39 | Democratic | David Levdansky | re-elected | Democratic | David Levdansky | 11,007 | 58.8 | ||
| Republican | Monica A. Douglas | 7,707 | 41.2 | ||||||
| 40 | Republican | John A. Maher | re-elected | Republican | John A. Maher | 16,515 | 100 | ||
| 41 | Democratic | Ralph Kaiser | retired | Republican | Katie True | 13,371 | 67.2 | ||
| Democratic | Barbara S. Achtermann | 6,532 | 32.8 | ||||||
| 42 | Republican | Thomas L. Stevenson | re-elected | Republican | Thomas L. Stevenson | 14,665 | 61.5 | ||
| Democratic | Mike Crossey | 9,170 | 38.5 | ||||||
| 43 | Republican | Jere W. Schuler | retired | Republican | Scott W. Boyd | 13,474 | 100 | ||
| 44 | Republican | John Pippy | re-elected | Republican | John Pippy | 13,431 | 100 | ||
| 45 | Democratic | Fred A. Trello | retired | Democratic | Nick Kotik | 12,126 | 65.8 | ||
| Republican | Herb Ohliger | 6299 | 34.2 | ||||||
| 46 | Democratic | Victor John Lescovitz | re-elected | Democratic | Victor John Lescovitz | 9,624 | 54.6 | ||
| Republican | Paul Snatchko | 8,015 | 45.4 | ||||||
| 47 | Democratic | Leo J. Trich | retired | Republican | Keith Gillespie | 13,114 | 92.3 | ||
| Independent | Marlin D. Cutshall | 1094 | 7.7 | ||||||
| 48 | Democratic | Timothy J. Solobay | re-elected | Democratic | Timothy Joseph Solobay | 11,433 | 64.5 | ||
| Republican | James S. Fal | 6,060 | 34.2 | ||||||
| Independent | Demo Agoris | 244 | 1.4 | ||||||
| 49 | Democratic | Peter J. Daley | re-elected | Democratic | Peter J. Daley | 12,891 | 100 | ||
| 50 | Democratic | Bill DeWeese | re-elected | Democratic | Bill DeWeese | 11,002 | 100 | ||
| 51 | Democratic | Larry Roberts | re-elected | Democratic | Larry Roberts | 7,994 | 63.0 | ||
| Republican | Joe Sabatini | 4,699 | 37.0 | ||||||
| 52 | Democratic | James E. Shaner | re-elected | Democratic | James E. Shaner | 9,820 | 100 | ||
| 53 | Republican | Robert W. Godshall | re-elected | Republican | Robert W. Godshall | 12,681 | 100 | ||
| 54 | Democratic | John E. Pallone | re-elected | Democratic | John E. Pallone | 11,004 | 100 | ||
| 55 | Democratic | Joseph A. Petrarca | re-elected | Democratic | Joseph A. Petrarca | 12,016 | 100 | ||
| 56 | Democratic | James E. Casorio | re-elected | Democratic | James E. Casorio | 11,794 | 61.7 | ||
| Republican | Susanna Lisotto | 7,318 | 38.3 | ||||||
| 57 | Democratic | Thomas A. Tangretti | re-elected | Democratic | Thomas A. Tangretti | 9,401 | 53.5 | ||
| Republican | Brian F. Boyle | 8,170 | 46.5 | ||||||
| 58 | Democratic | R. Ted Harhai | re-elected | Democratic | R. Ted Harhai | 12,297 | 100 | ||
| 59 | Republican | Jess Stairs | re-elected | Republican | Jess Stairs | 17,213 | 100 | ||
| 60 | Republican | Jeff Coleman | re-elected | Republican | Jeff Coleman | 16,327 | 100 | ||
| 61 | Republican | Kate M. Harper | re-elected | Republican | Kate M. Harper | 13,950 | 63.2 | ||
| Democratic | Diana Oboler | 8,109 | 36.8 | ||||||
| 62 | Democratic | Sara G. Steelman | defeated | Republican | Dave Reed | 9,637 | 56.8 | ||
| Democratic | Sara G. Steelman | 7,316 | 43.2 | ||||||
| 63 | Republican | Fred McIlhattan | re-elected | Republican | Fred McIlhattan | 15,573 | 100 | ||
| 64 | Republican | Scott E. Hutchinson | re-elected | Republican | Scott E. Hutchinson | 11,110 | 68.3 | ||
| Democratic | Dennis C. Schuster | 5,152 | 31.7 | ||||||
| 65 | Republican | Jim Lynch | re-elected | Republican | Jim Lynch | 8,642 | 53.0 | ||
| Democratic | Sheila Brooker | 6,353 | 38.9 | ||||||
| Constitution | Alan R. Kiser | 1,319 | 8.1 | ||||||
| 66 | Republican | Sam Smith | re-elected | Republican | Sam Smith | 11,761 | 73.2 | ||
| Democratic | A. Anson Brosius | 4,298 | 26.8 | ||||||
| 67 | Republican | Kenneth M. Jadlowiec | retired | Republican | Martin T. Causer | 11,019 | 100 | ||
| 68 | Republican | Matthew E. Baker | re-elected | Republican | Matthew E. Baker | 15,485 | 100 | ||
| 69 | Republican | Bob Bastian | re-elected | Republican | Bob Bastian | 12,714 | 70.8 | ||
| Democratic | Charles E. Stuby | 5,242 | 29.2 | ||||||
| 70 | Republican | John W. Fichter | re-elected | Republican | John W. Fichter | 11,420 | 60.9 | ||
| Democratic | Netta Young Hughes | 7,146 | 38.1 | ||||||
| Independent | Mike Howell | 183 | 1.0 | ||||||
| 71 | Democratic | Edward P. Wojnaroski | re-elected | Democratic | Edward P. Wojnaroski | 11,033 | 56.9 | ||
| Republican | Mark Parker | 8,349 | 43.1 | ||||||
| 72 | Democratic | Tom Yewcic | re-elected | Democratic | Tom Yewcic | 14,165 | 69.3 | ||
| Republican | William F. Telek | 6,266 | 30.7 | ||||||
| 73 | Democratic | Gary Haluska | re-elected | Democratic | Gary Haluska | 11,128 | 66.4 | ||
| Republican | Vince Golden | 5,224 | 31.1 | ||||||
| Libertarian | James D. Tinnick II | 419 | 2.5 | ||||||
| 74 | Democratic | Camille George | re-elected | Democratic | Camille George | 11,414 | 68.3 | ||
| Republican | C.J. Spencer | 5,307 | 31.7 | ||||||
| 75 | Democratic | Dan A. Surra | re-elected | Democratic | Dan A. Surra | 14,758 | 100 | ||
| 76 | Democratic | Mike Hanna | re-elected | Democratic | Mike Hanna | 9,981 | 69.0 | ||
| Republican | John T. Krupa | 4,485 | 31.0 | ||||||
| 77 | Republican | Lynn Herman | re-elected | Republican | Lynn Herman | 12,107 | 85.5 | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Zych | 2,047 | 14.5 | ||||||
| 78 | Republican | Dick L. Hess | re-elected | Republican | Dick L. Hess | 13,706 | 77.5 | ||
| Democratic | Penny McFadden | 3,978 | 22.5 | ||||||
| 79 | Republican | Richard A. Geist | re-elected | Republican | Richard A. Geist | 14,434 | 100 | ||
| 80 | Republican | Jerry A. Stern | re-elected | Republican | Jerry A. Stern | 14,785 | 82.3 | ||
| Democratic | James E. Grazier | 3,169 | 17.7 | ||||||
| 81 | Republican | Larry O. Sather | re-elected | Republican | Larry O. Sather | 13,819 | 100 | ||
| 82 | Republican | Daniel F. Clark | retired | Republican | C. Adam Harris | 10,477 | 62.2 | ||
| Democratic | Tom Spangler | 6,372 | 37.8 | ||||||
| 83 | Republican | Steven W. Cappelli | re-elected | Republican | Steven W. Cappelli | 12,065 | 100 | ||
| 84 | Republican | Brett Feese | re-elected | Republican | Brett Feese | 13,073 | 100 | ||
| 85 | Republican | Russ Fairchild | re-elected | Republican | Russ Fairchild | 11,761 | 89.7 | ||
| Green | Eric J. Prindle | 1,348 | 10.3 | ||||||
| 86 | Republican | Allan Egolf | re-elected | Republican | Allan Egolf | 14,763 | 100 | ||
| 87 | Republican | Patricia H. Vance | re-elected | Republican | Patricia H. Vance | 17,278 | 77.9 | ||
| Democratic | Charles W. Quinnan | 4,915 | 22.1 | ||||||
| 88 | Republican | Jerry L. Nailor | re-elected | Republican | Jerry L. Nailor | 16,014 | 77.5 | ||
| Democratic | Chris Adams | 4,653 | 22.5 | ||||||
| 89 | Democratic | Jeffrey W. Coy | re-elected | Democratic | Jeffrey W. Coy | 8,710 | 51.4 | ||
| Republican | Chris Sheffield | 8,223 | 48.6 | ||||||
| 90 | Republican | Patrick E. Fleagle | re-elected | Republican | Patrick E. Fleagle | 13,802 | 100 | ||
| 91 | Republican | Stephen R. Maitland | re-elected | Republican | Stephen R. Maitland | 11,946 | 74.5 | ||
| Democratic | Mark D. Berg | 4,083 | 25.5 | ||||||
| 92 | Republican | Bruce Smith | re-elected | Republican | Bruce Smith | 14,180 | 77.2 | ||
| Democratic | Laurence Ellsperman | 4,182 | 22.8 | ||||||
| 93 | Republican | Ron Miller | re-elected | Republican | Ron Miller | 14,241 | 100 | ||
| 94 | Republican | Stanley E. Saylor | re-elected | Republican | Stanley E. Saylor | 12,543 | 100 | ||
| 95 | Democratic | Stephen H. Stetler | re-elected | Democratic | Stephen H. Stetler | 6,226 | 100.0 | ||
| 96 | Democratic | Mike Sturla | re-elected | Democratic | Mike Sturla | 5,836 | 61.2 | ||
| Republican | Tony Allen | 3,695 | 38.8 | ||||||
| 97 | Republican | Jere L. Strittmatter | defeated in primary | Republican | Roy E. Baldwin | 15,351 | 93.9 | ||
| Green | William Robert Hagen | 997 | 6.1 | ||||||
| 98 | Republican | Thomas E. Armstrong | defeated in primary | Republican | David S. Hickernell | 11,437 | 71.4 | ||
| Democratic | Quinn R. Koller | 3,856 | 24.1 | ||||||
| Constitution | Jeff Rhine | 410 | 2.6 | ||||||
| Green | J. Terry Zeller | 310 | 2.0 | ||||||
| 99 | Republican | Leroy M. Zimmerman | re-elected | Republican | Leroy M. Zimmerman | 10,854 | 78.0 | ||
| Democratic | Bernadette C. Johnson | 3,054 | 22.0 | ||||||
| 100 | Republican | Gibson C. Armstrong[39] | re-elected | Republican | Gibson C. Armstrong | 10,112 | 74.3 | ||
| Democratic | Bruce Beardsley | 3,307 | 24.3 | ||||||
| Constitution | Kenneth L. Dinger | 184 | 1.4 | ||||||
| 101 | Republican | Edward H. Krebs | retired | Republican | Mauree Gingrich | 10,883 | 64.8 | ||
| Democratic | Noel Hubler | 5,358 | 31.9 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Eric Alan Paul | 320 | 1.9 | ||||||
| Green | Eric R. Wolfe | 237 | 1.4 | ||||||
| 102 | Republican | Peter J. Zug | re-elected | Republican | Peter J. Zug | 13,886 | 76.2 | ||
| Democratic | Dan Backenstose | 3,965 | 21.8 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Raymond S. Ondrusek | 371 | 2.0 | ||||||
| 103 | Democratic | Ron Buxton | re-elected | Democratic | Ron Buxton | 7,866 | 61.0 | ||
| Republican | Sherman C. Cunningham | 4,711 | 36.5 | ||||||
| Green | Jonathan L. Gallup | 319 | 2.5 | ||||||
| 104 | Republican | Mark S. McNaughton | re-elected | Republican | Mark S. McNaughton | 12838 | 61.4 | ||
| Democratic | Bruce J. Warshawsky | 8070 | 38.6 | ||||||
| 105 | Republican | Ron Marsico | re-elected | Republican | Ron Marsico | 22,065 | 100 | ||
| 106 | Republican | Frank Tulli | retired | Republican | John D. Payne | 14,683 | 100 | ||
| 107 | Democratic | Robert E. Belfanti | re-elected | Democratic | Robert Belfanti | 10,195 | 58.9 | ||
| Republican | Mike Robatin | 7102 | 41.1 | ||||||
| 108 | Republican | Merle H. Phillips | re-elected | Republican | Merle H. Phillips | 13,440 | 85.5 | ||
| Democratic | Douglas P. Mapes | 2,288 | 14.5 | ||||||
| 109 | Democratic | John R. Gordner[40] | re-elected | Republican | John R. Gordner | 12,137 | 78.4 | ||
| Democratic | Gerald W. Powers | 3,338 | 21.6 | ||||||
| 110 | Republican | Tina Pickett | re-elected | Republican | Tina Pickett | 13,918 | 100 | ||
| 111 | Republican | Sandra J. Major | re-elected | Republican | Sandra J. Major | 15,191 | 100 | ||
| 112 | Democratic | Fred Belardi | re-elected | Democratic | Fred Belardi | 12,096 | 100 | ||
| 113 | Democratic | Gaynor Cawley | re-elected | Democratic | Gaynor Cawley | 13,679 | 100 | ||
| 114 | Democratic | Jim Wansacz | re-elected | Democratic | Jim Wansacz | 12,816 | 66.8 | ||
| Republican | Daniel Naylor | 6,259 | 32.6 | ||||||
| Reform | Leonard Skursky | 125 | 0.7 | ||||||
| 115 | Democratic | Edward G. Staback | re-elected | Democratic | Edward Staback | 13,426 | 100 | ||
| 116 | Democratic | Todd A. Eachus | re-elected | Democratic | Todd A. Eachus | 9,734 | 100 | ||
| 117 | Republican | George C. Hasay | re-elected | Republican | George C. Hasay | 12,552 | 100 | ||
| 118 | Democratic | Thomas M. Tigue | re-elected | Democratic | Thomas M. Tigue | 10,584 | 100 | ||
| 119 | Democratic | John T. Yudichak | re-elected | Democratic | John T. Yudichak | 11,744 | 100 | ||
| 120 | Democratic | Phyllis Mundy | re-elected | Democratic | Phyllis Mundy | 11,297 | 65.2 | ||
| Republican | Robb A. Henderson | 6,036 | 34.8 | ||||||
| 121 | Democratic | Kevin Blaum | re-elected | Democratic | Kevin Blaum | 9,637 | 100 | ||
| 122 | Democratic | Keith R. McCall | re-elected | Democratic | Keith McCall | 11,547 | 100 | ||
| 123 | Democratic | Edward J. Lucyk | retired | Democratic | Neal Goodman | 10,488 | 51.5 | ||
| Republican | Clyde Champ Holman | 9,860 | 48.5 | ||||||
| 124 | Republican | David G. Argall | re-elected | Republican | David G. Argall | 14,168 | 74.3 | ||
| Democratic | Gregory Kurtz | 4,901 | 25.7 | ||||||
| 125 | Republican | Bob Allen | re-elected | Republican | Bob Allen | 13,681 | 71.9 | ||
| Democratic | William J. Casey | 5,359 | 28.1 | ||||||
| 126 | Democratic | Dante Santoni | re-elected | Democratic | Dante Santoni | 12,026 | 73.4 | ||
| Republican | Roberta Carlisle | 3,906 | 23.9 | ||||||
| Libertarian | David L. Tartaglia | 444 | 2.7 | ||||||
| 127 | Democratic | Thomas R. Caltagirone | re-elected | Democratic | Thomas R. Caltagirone | 7,017 | 71.9 | ||
| Republican | Francis Acosta | 2,740 | 28.1 | ||||||
| 128 | Republican | Samuel E. Rohrer | re-elected | Republican | Samuel E. Rohrer | 13,732 | 64.9 | ||
| Democratic | Ryan B. Wynings | 7,427 | 35.1 | ||||||
| 129 | Republican | Sheila Miller | re-elected | Republican | Sheila Miller | 12,931 | 70.9 | ||
| Democratic | Lucille M. Brady | 5,301 | 29.1 | ||||||
| 130 | Republican | Dennis E. Leh | re-elected | Republican | Dennis E. Leh | 12,538 | 67.8 | ||
| Democratic | Denton L. Schucker | 5,967 | 32.2 | ||||||
| 131 | Republican | Pat Browne | re-elected | Republican | Pat Browne | 10,410 | 61.7 | ||
| Democratic | Peter Schweyer | 6,468 | 38.3 | ||||||
| 132 | Democratic | Jennifer Mann | re-elected | Democratic | Jennifer Mann | 7,648 | 100 | ||
| 133 | Democratic | T. J. Rooney | re-elected | Democratic | T. J. Rooney | 8,172 | 68.2 | ||
| Republican | Howard Forman | 3,813 | 31.8 | ||||||
| 134 | Republican | Jane S. Baker | retired | Republican | Douglas G. Reichley | 12,765 | 63.0 | ||
| Democratic | J.P. Raynock | 7,485 | 37.0 | ||||||
| 135 | Democratic | Steve Samuelson | re-elected | Democratic | Steve Samuelson | 10,616 | 64.4 | ||
| Republican | Keith A. Strunk | 5,881 | 35.6 | ||||||
| 136 | Democratic | Robert Freeman | re-elected | Democratic | Robert Freeman | 9,065 | 100 | ||
| 137 | Democratic | Richard T. Grucela | re-elected | Democratic | Richard T. Grucela | 11,442 | 100 | ||
| 138 | Republican | Craig A. Dally | re-elected | Republican | Craig A. Dally | 12,314 | 100 | ||
| 139 | Republican | Jerry Birmelin | re-elected | Republican | Jerry Birmelin | 11,066 | 100 | ||
| 140 | Democratic | Thomas C. Corrigan | re-elected | Democratic | Thomas C. Corrigan | 11,787 | 100 | ||
| 141 | Democratic | Anthony J. Melio | re-elected | Democratic | Anthony J. Melio | 11,905 | 73.2 | ||
| Republican | George Dranginis | 4,358 | 26.8 | ||||||
| 142 | Republican | Matthew N. Wright | re-elected | Republican | Matthew N. Wright | 12,217 | 59.0 | ||
| Democratic | Christopher J. King | 8,482 | 41.0 | ||||||
| 143 | Republican | Chuck McIlhinney | re-elected | Republican | Chuck McIlhinney | 12,559 | 58.2 | ||
| Democratic | Betsy Helsel | 9,012 | 41.8 | ||||||
| 144 | Republican | Katharine M. Watson | re-elected | Republican | Katharine M. Watson | 13,386 | 86.6 | ||
| Green | Tom Heitzenrater | 2,072 | 13.4 | ||||||
| 145 | Republican | Paul Irvin Clymer | re-elected | Republican | Paul I. Clymer | 11,814 | 68.3 | ||
| Democratic | Joellen F. Gross | 4,984 | 28.8 | ||||||
| Green | Charles W. Moyer | 488 | 2.8 | ||||||
| 146 | Republican | Mary Ann Dailey | re-elected | Republican | Mary Ann Dailey | 8,950 | 58.0 | ||
| Democratic | Dan Weand | 6,494 | 42.0 | ||||||
| 147 | Republican | Raymond Bunt | re-elected | Republican | Raymond Bunt | 12,294 | 100 | ||
| 148 | Republican | Lita Indzel Cohen | retired | Republican | Melissa Murphy Weber | 13,194 | 51.2 | ||
| Democratic | Karen Kaskey | 12,554 | 48.8 | ||||||
| 149 | Republican | Wallis Brooks[41] | defeated | Democratic | Daylin Leach | 11,726 | 52.6 | ||
| Republican | Wallis Brooks | 10,556 | 47.4 | ||||||
| 150 | Democratic | John A. Lawless[42] | defeated | Republican | Jacqueline R. Crahalla | 8,725 | 50.2 | ||
| Democratic | John A. Lawless | 8,662 | 49.8 | ||||||
| 151 | Republican | Eugene F. McGill | re-elected | Republican | Eugene F. McGill | 12,568 | 62.3 | ||
| Democratic | Andrew T. Hornak | 7,619 | 37.7 | ||||||
| 152 | Republican | Roy W. Cornell | re-elected | Republican | Roy W. Cornell | 13,940 | 100 | ||
| 153 | Republican | Ellen M. Bard | re-elected | Republican | Ellen M. Bard | 15,641 | 66.0 | ||
| Democratic | Susan Liberace | 8,061 | 34.0 | ||||||
| 154 | Democratic | Lawrence H. Curry | re-elected | Democratic | Lawrence H. Curry | 19,783 | 100 | ||
| 155 | Republican | Curt Schroder | re-elected | Republican | Curt Schroder | 16,152 | 100 | ||
| 156 | Republican | Elinor Z. Taylor | re-elected | Republican | Elinor Z. Taylor | 12,707 | 63.9 | ||
| Democratic | Robert M. Hodies | 7,189 | 36.1 | ||||||
| 157 | Republican | Carole A. Rubley | re-elected | Republican | Carole A. Rubley | 14,474 | 65.9 | ||
| Democratic | Anthony C. DiGirolomo | 7,498 | 34.1 | ||||||
| 158 | Republican | L. Chris Ross | re-elected | Republican | L. Chris Ross | 13,381 | 71.7 | ||
| Democratic | Mario J. Calvarese | 5,293 | 28.3 | ||||||
| 159 | Democratic | Thaddeus Kirkland | re-elected | Democratic | Thaddeus Kirkland | 6,689 | 54.4 | ||
| Republican | Lavada E.Y. Driggins | 5,599 | 45.6 | ||||||
| 160 | Republican | Stephen Barrar | re-elected | Republican | Stephen Barrar | 15,842 | 100 | ||
| 161 | Republican | Tom Gannon | re-elected | Republican | Tom Gannon | 13,258 | 52.4 | ||
| Democratic | Sara Lynn Petrosky | 12,035 | 47.6 | ||||||
| 162 | Republican | Ron Raymond | re-elected | Republican | Ron Raymond | 13,467 | 72.7 | ||
| Democratic | Joseph G. Papaleo | 4,831 | 26.1 | ||||||
| Libertarian | David R. Jahn | 235 | 1.3 | ||||||
| 163 | Republican | Nicholas A. Micozzie | re-elected | Republican | Nicholas A. Micozzie | 13,666 | 68.0 | ||
| Democratic | Beverly D. Uram | 6,441 | 32.0 | ||||||
| 164 | Republican | Mario J. Civera | re-elected | Republican | Mario J. Civera | 11,477 | 68.0 | ||
| Democratic | Alfred Achtert, Jr. | 5,409 | 32.0 | ||||||
| 165 | Republican | William F. Adolph | re-elected | Republican | William F. Adolph | 15,321 | 69.5 | ||
| Democratic | Bob Small | 6,728 | 30.5 | ||||||
| 166 | Democratic | Greg Vitali | re-elected | Democratic | Greg Vitali | 15,703 | 64.0 | ||
| Republican | William R. Toal III | 8,844 | 36.0 | ||||||
| 167 | Republican | Bob Flick | re-elected | Republican | Bob Flick | 17,293 | 100 | ||
| 168 | Republican | Matthew J. Ryan | re-elected | Republican | Matthew J. Ryan | 15,071 | 66.3 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Thomas | 7,663 | 33.7 | ||||||
| 169 | Republican | Dennis M. O'Brien | re-elected | Republican | Dennis M. O'Brien | 13,440 | 100 | ||
| 170 | Republican | George T. Kenney | re-elected | Republican | George T. Kenney | 12,381 | 65.3 | ||
| Democratic | Harry C. Citrino III | 6,567 | 34.7 | ||||||
| 171 | Republican | Kerry A. Benninghoff | re-elected | Republican | Kerry A. Benninghoff | 11,223 | 74.2 | ||
| Democratic | Rodney Musser | 3,900 | 25.8 | ||||||
| 172 | Republican | John M. Perzel | re-elected | Republican | John M. Perzel | 17,498 | 81.7 | ||
| Democratic | Paul Prior | 3,914 | 18.3 | ||||||
| 173 | Democratic | Michael P. McGeehan | re-elected | Democratic | Michael P. McGeehan | 11,946 | 82.8 | ||
| Republican | David J. Linsalata | 2,481 | 17.2 | ||||||
| 174 | Democratic | Alan L. Butkovitz | re-elected | Democratic | Alan Butkovitz | 13,082 | 80.2 | ||
| Republican | Glenn C. Romano | 3,221 | 19.8 | ||||||
| 175 | Democratic | Marie Lederer | re-elected | Democratic | Marie Lederer | 11,725 | 100 | ||
| 176 | Republican | Mario Scavello[43] | re-elected | Republican | Mario Scavello | 8,115 | 64.5 | ||
| Democratic | Gratz Washenik | 4,463 | 35.5 | ||||||
| 177 | Republican | John J. Taylor | re-elected | Republican | John J. Taylor | 12,346 | 78.2 | ||
| Democratic | Patrick Parkinson | 3,443 | 21.8 | ||||||
| 178 | Republican | Roy Reinard | retired | Republican | Scott A. Petri | 12,943 | 55.1 | ||
| Democratic | Carl Cherkin | 10,537 | 44.9 | ||||||
| 179 | Democratic | William W. Rieger | re-elected | Democratic | William W. Rieger | 8,031 | 81.6 | ||
| Republican | Troy L. Bouie | 1,628 | 16.5 | ||||||
| Independent | Frank M. Garcia | 188 | 1.9 | ||||||
| 180 | Democratic | Angel Cruz | re-elected | Democratic | Angel Cruz | 6,635 | 86.0 | ||
| Republican | Steven N. Kush | 960 | 12.4 | ||||||
| Green | Ernst Ford | 122 | 1.6 | ||||||
| 181 | Democratic | W. Curtis Thomas | re-elected | Democratic | W. Curtis Thomas | 11,723 | 100 | ||
| 182 | Democratic | Babette Josephs | re-elected | Democratic | Babette Josephs | 13,633 | 78.9 | ||
| Republican | Jonathan S. Goldstein | 3,639 | 21.1 | ||||||
| 183 | Republican | Julie Harhart | re-elected | Republican | Julie Harhart | 11,599 | 68.5 | ||
| Democratic | Mike Mullen | 5,343 | 31.5 | ||||||
| 184 | Democratic | William F. Keller | re-elected | Democratic | William F. Keller | 13,138 | 100 | ||
| 185 | Democratic | Robert C. Donatucci | re-elected | Democratic | Robert C. Donatucci | 11,089 | 80.2 | ||
| Republican | Michael C. Gallagher | 2,743 | 19.8 | ||||||
| 186 | Democratic | Harold James | re-elected | Democratic | Harold James | 12,925 | 100 | ||
| 187 | Republican | Paul W. Semmel | re-elected | Republican | Paul W. Semmel | 11,402 | 67 | ||
| Democratic | William G. Zollers | 5,618 | 33 | ||||||
| 188 | Democratic | James R. Roebuck | re-elected | Democratic | James R. Roebuck | 10,937 | 100 | ||
| 189 | Republican | Kelly Lewis | re-elected | Republican | Kelly Lewis | 8,622 | 100 | ||
| 190 | Democratic | Mike Horsey | re-elected | Democratic | Michael Horsey | 14,231 | 96.8 | ||
| Republican | Bruce M. Harris | 463 | 3.2 | ||||||
| 191 | Democratic | Ronald G. Waters | re-elected | Democratic | Ronald G. Waters | 13,467 | 100 | ||
| 192 | Democratic | Louise Bishop | re-elected | Democratic | Louise Bishop | 15,854 | 100 | ||
| 193 | Republican | Steven R. Nickol | re-elected | Republican | Steven R. Nickol | 10,691 | 71.9 | ||
| Democratic | Bill Panebaker | 4,171 | 28.1 | ||||||
| 194 | Democratic | Kathy Manderino | re-elected | Democratic | Kathy M. Manderino | 14,248 | 80.0 | ||
| Republican | Valerie A. McCoy | 3,561 | 20.0 | ||||||
| 195 | Democratic | Frank L. Oliver | re-elected | Democratic | Frank L. Oliver | 14,199 | 100 | ||
| 196 | Republican | Beverly Mackereth | re-elected | Republican | Beverly Mackereth | 13,212 | 81.4 | ||
| Democratic | Leo Cooper | 3,029 | 18.7 | ||||||
| 197 | Democratic | Jewell Williams | re-elected | Democratic | Jewell Williams | 14,178 | 100 | ||
| 198 | Democratic | Rosita C. Youngblood | re-elected | Democratic | Rosita C. Youngblood | 14,201 | 100 | ||
| 199 | Republican | Will Gabig | re-elected | Republican | William I. Gabig | 9,603 | 59.2 | ||
| Democratic | Christian R. Muniz | 6,632 | 40.9 | ||||||
| 200 | Democratic | Leanna M. Washington | re-elected | Democratic | Leanna M. Washington | 18,700 | 87.8 | ||
| Republican | Robert G. Rossman | 2,607 | 12.2 | ||||||
| 201 | Democratic | John Myers | re-elected | Democratic | John Myers | 14,927 | 96.9 | ||
| Republican | Joseph L. Messa | 485 | 3.1 | ||||||
| 202 | Democratic | Mark B. Cohen | re-elected | Democratic | Mark B. Cohen | 11,119 | 76.0 | ||
| Republican | Gary Grisafi | 3,505 | 24.0 | ||||||
| 203 | Democratic | Dwight Evans | re-elected | Democratic | Dwight Evans | 13,740 | 90.1 | ||
| Republican | Christopher Coates | 1,508 | 9.9 | ||||||
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Guy Travaglio of Butler County and Sara Steelman of Indiana County are in danger after alienating some in their home bases.
The new representative is 25-year-old Republican Dave Reed, who used the blueprint that was established two years ago when young Jeff Coleman defeated Tim Pesci in nearby Armstrong County
Incumbent Democrat Sara Steelman, who went a decade without doing such broadcast spots, suddenly erupted on her district's airwaves promoting state programs as if she had invented them, in the months leading up to election. Reed defeated her, anyway.
"State Rep. John Lawless (D., Montgomery) berated a Lower Providence police officer who stopped him for a minor traffic violation and later threatened the police chief with a loss of state funds for the department, according to an internal police document. According to the five-page document detailing the incident, Lawless used vulgar language, suggested to Officer Mark Wells that he "should be out looking for real criminals," and later made a veiled threat about..."
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