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[6] [136] [137] The Washington Post said the Pennsylvania race drew more attention than any other primary election in 2010 due to Specter's longevity and his switch to the Democratic party. [3] Toomey went on to defeat Sestak in the general election, [138] winning by a margin of 51 to 49 percent. [139]
The 2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 2, 2010, during the 2010 midterm elections. Incumbent Republican-turned-Democrat U.S. Senator Arlen Specter ran for reelection to a sixth term, [1] but lost in the Democratic primary to Joe Sestak. Republican nominee Pat Toomey then won the seat.
A special election was held on May 18, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Representative John Murtha. [1] On March 8, 2010, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party 's Executive Committee nominated Mark Critz , Murtha's former district director. [ 2 ]
The 2010 congressional elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 2, 2010. Pennsylvania had nineteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. The election was held on the same day as many other PA elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states. Party primary elections were held May 18, 2010.
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is one of the longest-serving senators in Pennsylvania’s history. But his run of electoral success ended last month when he narrowly lost to Republican challenger Dave ...
With the top-ticket races already decided, Pennsylvanians voted sparsely, perhaps begrudgingly, in the primary this week.. An unofficial and preliminary estimate from the USA TODAY Network put ...
↩️ Past election history. The results of the last three presidential elections in Pennsylvania are as follows: 2020: Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) by 1.16% 2016: Donald Trump (R ...
The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate despite Democrats holding Senate control.