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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 ]
This is also the last time Republicans won the following counties in a gubernatorial election: Allegheny, Erie, Beaver, Centre, Dauphin, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, Berks, Bucks, and Chester. This is the last Pennsylvania gubernatorial election in which the winner won a majority of counties.
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.
He won his party's nomination on May 18, 2010. Kanjorski was again seen as one of the country's most vulnerable incumbents, with forecasters rating it a toss-up or a possible Republican pick-up. [31] Barletta won the general election on November 2, 2010, beating Kanjorski by a 55-45 percentage margin. [41]
How Trump won Pennsylvania’s Amish vote — with the help of missionaries and Elon Musk. Caitlin Doornbos. November 12, 2024 at 6:45 AM ... according to official Pennsylvania election data. ...
Below is a table of Pennsylvania's majority vote in the last twelve presidential elections, alongside the national electoral college results. On the presidential level, the state has voted for the nationwide loser on only 10 occasions – 1824, 1884, 1892, 1912, 1916, 1932, 1948, 1968, 2000, and 2004 – meaning it has voted for the national ...
GOP-majority Franklin County chose Doug Mastriano for governor and Dr. Oz for Senate. Neither won statewide.