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The2014 elections for thePennsylvania State Senate were held on November 4, 2014, with all even-numbered districts being contested.Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014.[1]
The term of office for those elected in 2014 began when the Senate convened in January 2015. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected to four-year terms, with 25 of the 50 seats contested every two years. Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (20 years), but Democrats have competed to retake the majority. A net Democratic gain of two seats, combined with a win for their ticket ofTom Wolf andMichael J. Stack III in the2014 gubernatorial election would have seen Stack becomeLieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania and thus cast the tie-breaking vote to give Democrats the majority. Democrats hoped the unpopularity of GovernorTom Corbett would help in their efforts.[2] Instead, the Republicans gained three seats from the Democrats to expand their majority.[3]
Democratic senatorLeAnna Washington of the 4th District was the only incumbent to be defeated in the primary elections. She lost to attorney Art Haywood, shortly after she was charged with diversion of services andconflict of interest for illegally using her legislative staff for campaign purposes.[4] She received 13,708 votes (33.82%) to Haywood's 16,113 (39.75%). Brian Gralnick, the director of the Center for Social Responsibility at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, took 10,711 votes (26.43%).
These were the first elections held under new maps drawn using data from the 2010 census. Maps intended for use in the2012 elections were struck down by theSupreme Court of Pennsylvania due to splitting too many counties and municipalities unnecessarily. The court later allowed a new set of maps drawn by Republicans to pass despite accusations of partisan gerrymandering from Democrats, but they were not passed in time to be used for the 2012 elections.[5]
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | Seats After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 21 | 883,122 | 54.51% | 18 ( 3) | 30 | |
| Democratic | 20 | 735,709 | 45.41% | 7 ( 3) | 20 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1,355 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 1,620,186 | 100% | 25 | 50 | |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[6] | Likely R | October 20, 2014 |
District 10
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chuck McIlhinney (R) | Steve Cickay (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirty-Ninth Street[7] | July 22–25, 2014 | 400 | ± ? | 56% | 32% | — | 12% |
District 40
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mario Scavello (R) | Mark Aurand (D) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Polling[8] | September 21–22, 2014 | 754 | ± 3.57% | 51% | 34% | — | 15% |
A special election was held on March 18, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation ofMike Waugh in January 2014.[3]
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Republican | Mike Waugh | Resigned | Write-In | Scott Wagner | 10,654 | 47.51 | ||
| Republican | Ron Miller | 5,951 | 26.54 | ||||||
| Democratic | Linda E. Small | 5,744 | 25.61 | ||||||
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Democratic | Christine Tartaglione | Re-elected | Democratic | Christine Tartaglione | 35,405 | 78.91 | ||
| Republican | John J. Jenkins III | 9,464 | 21.09 | ||||||
| 4 | Democratic | LeAnna Washington | Lost primary | Democratic | Arthur L. Haywood III | 78,001 | 81.37 | ||
| Republican | Robin Matthew Gilchrist | 16,498 | 17.21 | ||||||
| Independent | Ines Reyes | 1,355 | 1.41 | ||||||
| 6 | Republican | Robert M. Tomlinson | Re-elected | Republican | Robert M. Tomlinson | 45,361 | 61.84 | ||
| Democratic | Kimberly Yeager-Rose | 27,997 | 38.16 | ||||||
| 8 | Democratic | Anthony H. Williams | Re-elected | Democratic | Anthony H. Williams | 58,547 | 100.00 | ||
| 10 | Republican | Chuck McIlhinney | Re-elected | Republican | Chuck McIlhinney | 49,605 | 58.65 | ||
| Democratic | Stephen George Cickay, Jr. | 34,967 | 41.35 | ||||||
| 12 | Republican | Stewart Greenleaf | Re-elected | Republican | Stewart Greenleaf | 50,319 | 63.34 | ||
| Democratic | Ruth S. Damsker | 29,123 | 36.66 | ||||||
| 14 | Democratic | John Yudichak | Re-elected | Democratic | John Yudichak | 41,980 | 100.00 | ||
| 16 | Republican | Pat Browne | Re-elected | Republican | Pat Browne | 36,745 | 62.39 | ||
| Democratic | Walter Felton, Jr. | 22,146 | 37.61 | ||||||
| 18 | Democratic | Lisa Boscola | Re-elected | Democratic | Lisa Boscola | 54,943 | 100.00 | ||
| 20 | Republican | Lisa Baker | Re-elected | Republican | Lisa Baker | 51,946 | 100.00 | ||
| 22 | Democratic | John Blake | Re-elected | Democratic | John Blake | 45,716 | 68.31 | ||
| Republican | Arthur Joseph Albert | 21,213 | 31.69 | ||||||
| 24 | Republican | Bob Mensch | Re-elected | Republican | Bob Mensch | 41,885 | 59.90 | ||
| Democratic | Jack Hansen | 28,041 | 40.10 | ||||||
| 26 | Republican | Edwin Erickson | Retired | Republican | Thomas J. McGarrigle | 45,910 | 52.12 | ||
| Democratic | John I. Kane | 42,170 | 47.88 | ||||||
| 28 | Republican | Scott Wagner | Re-elected | Republican | Scott Wagner | 46,247 | 64.72 | ||
| Democratic | Linda E. Small | 25,205 | 35.28 | ||||||
| 30 | Republican | John Eichelberger | Re-elected | Republican | John Eichelberger | 52,042 | 100.00 | ||
| 32 | Democratic | Rich Kasunic | Retired | Republican | Patrick J. Stefano | 36,670 | 57.21 | ||
| Democratic | Deberah L. Kula | 27,428 | 42.79 | ||||||
| 34 | Republican | Jake Corman | Re-elected | Republican | Jake Corman | 46,391 | 100.00 | ||
| 36 | Republican | Mike Brubaker | Retired | Republican | Ryan P. Aument | 54,058 | 72.32 | ||
| Democratic | Gary J. Schrekengost | 20,686 | 27.68 | ||||||
| 38 | Democratic | Jim Ferlo | District moved | Republican | Randy Vulakovich | 58,599 | 100.00 | ||
| 40 | Republican | Randy Vulakovich | District moved | Republican | Mario Scavello | 38,417 | 59.88 | ||
| Democratic | Mark D. Aurand | 25,739 | 40.12 | ||||||
| 42 | Democratic | Wayne D. Fontana | Re-elected | Democratic | Wayne D. Fontana | 53,080 | 100.00 | ||
| 44 | Republican | John Rafferty, Jr. | Re-elected | Republican | John Rafferty, Jr. | 48,655 | 61.39 | ||
| Democratic | Kathi Cozzone | 30,597 | 38.61 | ||||||
| 46 | Democratic | Tim Solobay | Defeated | Republican | Camera C. Bartolotta | 36,697 | 53.23 | ||
| Democratic | Tim Solobay | 32,237 | 46.77 | ||||||
| 48 | Republican | Mike Folmer | Re-elected | Republican | Mike Folmer | 54,900 | 100.00 | ||
| 50 | Republican | Robert D. Robbins | Retired | Republican | Michele Brooks | 41,500 | 65.66 | ||
| Democratic | Michael T. Muha | 21,701 | 34.34 | ||||||
Source:Pennsylvania Department of State[3]
