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Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2023. [1] A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district, from 1999 to 2005.
Not long thereafter, Sestak officially conceded the election to Toomey. [8] Toomey's winning margin made this election the third-closest race of the 2010 Senate election cycle, behind only the elections in Illinois and Colorado. [9] As of 2022, this is the last time that Lehigh County and Monroe County voted for a Republican.
Although Fetterman led most pre-election polls, concerns towards his health and a scrutinized debate performance helped Oz take a narrow lead before the election. [6] [7] [8] Despite Oz's lead in final polls, Fetterman won by a 5% margin, helping provide Senate Democrats a net gain of one seat and their first outright majority since 2015.
Robert P., Jr. Casey (Democrat) has a term ending in 2018.Patrick J. Toomey (Republican) has a term ending this year:
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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]
Toomey had previously run for the seat in 2004, narrowly losing to Specter in the Republican primary. Specter later died in 2012. After the Republicans took control of the Senate following the 2014 Senate elections, the election in Pennsylvania was seen by many as a top target for the Democrats, who hoped to regain their majority.