2022 Pennsylvania Senate election
The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 8, 2022, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2022 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years.[1] The election will coincide with the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, United States House of Representatives elections, and the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (27 years).
Overview
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats before | Seats up | Seats won | Seats after | |
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| Republican | 28 | 14 | ||||||
| Democratic | 3 | 21 | 10 | |||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Libertarian | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | TBD | 100 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | ||
Results
References
- Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Members of the Senate". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- "Lehigh County controller announces bid against Pat Browne for state Senate". WFMZ-TV. July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- Williams, Damon C. (October 15, 2021). "Veteran PA State Sen. Bob Mensch announces retirement, cites age, workload". Bucks County Courier Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- "Corman won't seek another Senate term amid run for governor". Associated Press. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "Penns Valley resident Robert Zeigler announces plan to run for Jake Corman's PA Senate Seat". Centre Daily Times. June 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
External links
- Electionreturns.pa.gov, Pennsylvania Department of State
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Pennsylvania", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Pennsylvania: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
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