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Pennsylvania has voted majority Democrat in every presidential election since 1992 with the exception of Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election. In the 2012 congressional elections, Democratic candidates won 50.5% of the total votes cast. [5] However, only five of the state's 18 federal Representatives (27.78%) were Democrats. [6]
Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district, 2012 [4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican: Joe Pitts (incumbent) 156,192 : 54.8 : Democratic: Aryanna Strader 111,185 39.1 Independent: John Murphy 12,250 4.3 Independent: James Bednarski 5,154 1.8 Total votes 284,781 : 100.0 : Republican hold
This was the first congressional election using districts drawn up based on the 2010 United States census. Although Democratic candidates received a nationwide plurality of more than 1.4 million votes (1.1%) in the aggregated vote totals from all House elections, [ 3 ] the Republican Party won a 33-seat advantage in seats, thus retaining its ...
Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [12] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Chaka Fattah (incumbent) 318,176 : 89.3 : Republican: Robert Mansfield 33,381 9.4 Independent: James Foster 4,829 1.3 Total votes 356,386 : 100.0 : Democratic hold
Elections in Pennsylvania elect the five state-level offices, the Pennsylvania General Assembly, including the senate and house of representatives, as well as the state's congressional delegation for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The state's primary election occurred on June 2, 2020.
Pennsylvania 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets "Election Guides: Pennsylvania", Spreadthevote.org, archived from the original on October 4, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges) 2019 Act 77, Pennsylvania General Assembly
The 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.