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class="infobox-subheader"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/50px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/75px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg/100px-Flag_of_Pennsylvania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="540" /></span></span></span><hr /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 2, 2010</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2016</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pat_Toomey,_Official_Portrait,_112th_Congress.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Pat_Toomey%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg/118px-Pat_Toomey%2C_Official_Portrait%2C_112th_Congress.jpg" decoding="async" width="118" height="150" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Rear_Admiral_Joseph_A._Sestak_cropped.jpg/180px-Rear_Admiral_Joseph_A._Sestak_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Rear_Admiral_Joseph_A._Sestak_cropped.jpg/240px-Rear_Admiral_Joseph_A._Sestak_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1599" data-file-height="2001" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Nominee </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Pat_Toomey" title="Pat Toomey">Pat Toomey</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>2,028,945</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1,948,716 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>51.01%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">48.99% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><div class="switcher-container"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg/260px-2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg/390px-2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg/520px-2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania_results_map_by_county.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="471" /></a></span><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none" data-switcher-default="">County results</span></div><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg/260px-2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg/390px-2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg/520px-2010_pa_senate_by_precinct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="471" /></a></span> <span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Precinct results</span></div></div><div><b>Toomey:</b> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#e27f7f; color:#e27f7f;">    </span> 50–60%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#d75d5d; color:#d75d5d;">    </span> 60–70%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#d72f30; color:#d72f30;">    </span> 70–80%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#C21B18; color:#C21B18;">    </span> 80–90%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#A80000; color:#A80000;">    </span> >90%</span><br /><b>Sestak:</b> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#7996e2; color:#7996e2;">    </span> 50–60%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#6674de; color:#6674de;">    </span> 60–70%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#584CDE; color:#584CDE;">    </span> 70–80%</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#3933e5; color:#3933e5;">    </span> 80–90%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#0D0596; color:#0D0596;">    </span> >90%</span><br /><b>Tie</b>: <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#ae8bb1; color:#ae8bb1;">    </span> 50%</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania">U.S. President</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1788%E2%80%9389_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1788–89 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1792 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1796 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1800 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1804 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1808 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1812 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1816 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1820 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1824 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1828 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1832 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1836 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1840 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1856 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1860 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1864 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1868 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1872 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1876 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1880 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1884 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1888 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1892 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1896 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1900 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1904 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1908 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1912 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1916 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1920 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1924 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1928 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1932 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1948 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1952 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1956 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1960 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1964 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1972 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1976 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1980 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1984 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1988 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1992 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1996 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2000 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2008 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Presidential primaries</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2000 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2004 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2008 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2016 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2020 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2024 Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2008 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_Republican_presidential_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2020 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2024 Pennsylvania Republican presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="List of United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania">U.S. Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1788_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1788 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1791 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1793 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1793 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1794 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1794 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1795 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1796 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1797 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1801 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1802 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1806 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1808 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1808 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1808 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1809 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1809 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1812 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1814 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1814 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1814 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1818 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820%E2%80%931821_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1820–1821 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824%E2%80%931825_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1824–1825 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1826 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1830 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1831 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1831 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832%E2%80%9333_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1832–33 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1834 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1836 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1840 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1840 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1845 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1845 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1851 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1857 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1861 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1861 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1863 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1869 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1873 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1875 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1877 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1877 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1881 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1885 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1887 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1893 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1897 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1899 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1901 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1901 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1905 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1905 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1909 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1920 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1922 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1930 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1932 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1934 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1938 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1940 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1944 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1946 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1950 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1956 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1958 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1962 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1968 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1970 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1974 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1976 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1980 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1982 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1986 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1988 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1991 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1991 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1992 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1994 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2006</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2028</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1788_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1788 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1792 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1794 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1796 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1796</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1796_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1797 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1797_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1797 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1798 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1798</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1798_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1798 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1798 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1800</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1800_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1800 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1801 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1801_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1801 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1801 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1801 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1802 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1804</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1804_Pennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1804 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1805 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1805_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1805 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_Pennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1805 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1806</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1806_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1806 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1808 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1808</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1808_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1808 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1809 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1809_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1809 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1812 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1812</a></li> <li>1813 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1813_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1813 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1813 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1813 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1813 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1813 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1814 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1814</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1814_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1814 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1814 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1815 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1815_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1815 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1815 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1815 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1816</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1816_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1816 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1817 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1817_Pennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1817 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1818 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1818</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1818_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1818 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_Pennsylvania%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_elections" title="1818 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special elections">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1820 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1820</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1820_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1820 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1820 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1821 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1821_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1821 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_Pennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1821 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1822</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1822_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1822 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_Pennsylvania%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1822 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1822 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_Pennsylvania%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1822 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district special election">14th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1824</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1824_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1824 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1824 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1825 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1825_Pennsylvania%27s_16th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1825 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district special election">16th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1826</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1826_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1826 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1826 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1826 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1826 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1827 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1827_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1827 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1828</a></li> <li>1829 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1829_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1829 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_Pennsylvania%27s_16th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1829 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district special election">16th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1830 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1830</a></li> <li>1831 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1831_Pennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1831 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="1832 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1832</a></li> <li>1833 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1833_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1833 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1836</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1836_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1836 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_Pennsylvania%27s_24th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1836 Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district special election">24th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1837 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1837_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1837 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1838</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1838_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1838 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1839 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1839_Pennsylvania%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1839 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district special election">14th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1840</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1840_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1840 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Pennsylvania%27s_22nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="1840 Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district special election">22nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1841 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1841_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" title="1841 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Pennsylvania%27s_20th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district special election">20th sp</a></li> <li>18th sp <ul><li><a href="/wiki/June_1841_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="June 1841 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">Jun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1841_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="December 1841 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">Dec</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>1842 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1842_Pennsylvania%27s_17th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1842 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district special election">17th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Pennsylvania%27s_21st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1842 Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district special election">21st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1844</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1844_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Pennsylvania%27s_21st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district special election">21st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1848</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1848_Pennsylvania%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1850</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1850_Pennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1854</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1854_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1856 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1856</a></li> <li>1857 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1857_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1857 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1858</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1858_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1858 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1860 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1860</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1860_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1860 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1861 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1861_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1861 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1861 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1862 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1862</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1862_Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1862 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1866</a></li> <li>1867 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1867_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1867 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1868</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1868_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Pennsylvania%27s_20th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district special election">20th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1872</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1872_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1874</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1874_Pennsylvania%27s_23rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district special election">23rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1876</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1876_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1884</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1884_Pennsylvania%27s_19th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district special election">19th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1885 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1885_Pennsylvania%27s_19th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1885 Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district special election">19th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1890</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1890_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1892</a></li> <li>1893 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1893_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1893 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1893 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1894</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1894_Pennsylvania%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district special election">at-large sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1895 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1895_Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1895 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1896</a></li> <li>1897 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1897_Pennsylvania%27s_25th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1897 Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district special election">25th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1898</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1898_Pennsylvania%27s_23rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district special election">23rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1899 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1899_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1899 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1900</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1901 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_Pennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1901 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1902</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1902_Pennsylvania%27s_17th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district special election">17th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1903 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1903_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1903 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1904</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1904_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1906</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1906_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1907 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1907_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1907 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1910</a></li> <li>1911 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1911_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Pennsylvania%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1911 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district special election">14th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1912</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1912_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1916</a></li> <li>1917 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1917_Pennsylvania%27s_28th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1917 Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district special election">28th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1918</a></li> <li>1919 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1919_Pennsylvania%27s_22nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1919 Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district special election">22nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1920</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1921 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_Pennsylvania%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1921 Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district special election">at-large sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1926</a></li> <li>1927 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1927_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1927 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1928</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1928_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1929 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1929_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1929 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1930</a></li> <li>1931 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1931_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1931 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1932</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1932_Pennsylvania%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Pennsylvania%27s_20th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district special election">20th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1933 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1933 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1936</a></li> <li>1937 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1937_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1937 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1938</a></li> <li>1939 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1939_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1939 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1940</a></li> <li>1941 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1941_Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1941 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1942</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1942_Pennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Pennsylvania%27s_33rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district special election">33rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1943 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1943_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1943 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Pennsylvania%27s_23rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1943 Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district special election">23rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1944</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1944_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Pennsylvania%27s_17th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district special election">17th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1946</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pennsylvania%27s_10th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election">10th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pennsylvania%27s_23rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district special election">23rd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pennsylvania%27s_33rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district special election">33rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1947 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1947_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1948</a></li> <li>1949 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1949_Pennsylvania%27s_22nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district special election">22nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Pennsylvania%27s_26th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district special election">26th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1950</a></li> <li>1951 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1951_Pennsylvania%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1951 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Pennsylvania%27s_14th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1951 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district special election">14th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Pennsylvania%27s_33rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1951 Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district special election">33rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1956</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Pennsylvania%27s_30th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district special election">30th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1957 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1957_Pennsylvania%27s_13th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1957 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election">13th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1958</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1958_Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Pennsylvania%27s_21st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district special election">21st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1960</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Pennsylvania%27s_17th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district special election">17th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special elections">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1961 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Pennsylvania%27s_16th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district special election">16th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1962</a></li> <li>1963 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1963_Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Pennsylvania%27s_23rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1963 Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district special election">23rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1964</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Pennsylvania%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1970</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1971 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1971_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1972</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Pennsylvania%27s_27th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district special election">27th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1974</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1976</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1980</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Pennsylvania%27s_11th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election">11th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1981 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_Pennsylvania%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1990</a></li> <li>1991 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">1998</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Pennsylvania%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2000</a></li> <li>2001 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pennsylvania%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2010</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2016</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2018</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election">15th sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania%27s_18th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2018 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election">18th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>2019 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2019 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pennsylvania" title="Government of Pennsylvania">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_elections" title="List of Pennsylvania gubernatorial elections">Governor</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1790_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1793 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1796 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1799 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1802 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1805 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1808 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1811 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1814 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1817 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1820 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1823 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1826 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1832 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1835 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1838 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1841 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1848 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1851 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1854 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1860 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1863 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1866 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1869 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1872 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1875 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1878 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1886 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1890 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1894 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1898 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1902 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1906 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1910 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1914 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1930 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1934 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1938 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1950 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1954 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1958 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1962 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election" title="2026 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election">2026</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">Lieutenant Governor</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1874_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1874 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1878_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1878 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1882_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1882 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1886_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1886 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1894_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1894 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1898_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1898 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1906_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1906 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1918_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1918 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pennsylvania_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Pennsylvania">Attorney General</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Pennsylvania Attorney General election (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Pennsylvania Attorney General election (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 Pennsylvania Attorney General election (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 Pennsylvania Attorney General election (page does not exist)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="1996 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2004 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2008 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2016 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_Attorney_General_election" title="2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Auditor_General_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor General of Pennsylvania">Auditor General</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2000 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2004 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2008 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2016 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2020 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_Auditor_General_election" title="2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_Pennsylvania" title="Treasurer of Pennsylvania">State Treasurer</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2000 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2004 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2008 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2016 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2020 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_State_Treasurer_election" title="2024 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">State Senate</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2000 Pennsylvania Senate election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania Senate election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2004 Pennsylvania Senate election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2006 Pennsylvania Senate election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2008 Pennsylvania Senate election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania Senate election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania Senate election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania Senate election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2016 Pennsylvania Senate election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2018 Pennsylvania Senate election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2020 Pennsylvania Senate election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2022 Pennsylvania Senate election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_Senate_election" title="2024 Pennsylvania Senate election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">State House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2000 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2002 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2004 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2008 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2012 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2024 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)">Elections by year</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> State elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2000 Pennsylvania state elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pennsylvania_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 Pennsylvania state elections">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2002 Pennsylvania state elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Pennsylvania_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 Pennsylvania state elections">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2004 Pennsylvania state elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Pennsylvania_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Pennsylvania state elections">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2006 Pennsylvania state elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pennsylvania_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Pennsylvania state elections">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2008 Pennsylvania elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pennsylvania_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Pennsylvania state elections">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2010 Pennsylvania elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Pennsylvania_state_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Pennsylvania state elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2012 Pennsylvania state elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Pennsylvania_state_elections" title="2014 Pennsylvania state elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2015 Pennsylvania elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2016 Pennsylvania elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2017 Pennsylvania elections">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2018 Pennsylvania elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2019 Pennsylvania elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2020 Pennsylvania elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2021 Pennsylvania elections">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2022 Pennsylvania elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2023 Pennsylvania elections">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Pennsylvania_elections" title="2024 Pennsylvania elections">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia#Government" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Philadelphia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of mayors of Philadelphia">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1839_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1839 Philadelphia mayoral election">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1840 Philadelphia mayoral election">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1841 Philadelphia mayoral election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1842 Philadelphia mayoral election">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1843 Philadelphia mayoral election">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1844 Philadelphia mayoral election">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1845 Philadelphia mayoral election">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1846 Philadelphia mayoral election">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1847 Philadelphia mayoral election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1848 Philadelphia mayoral election">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1849 Philadelphia mayoral election">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1850 Philadelphia mayoral election">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1851 Philadelphia mayoral election">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1852 Philadelphia mayoral election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1853 Philadelphia mayoral election">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1854 Philadelphia mayoral election">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1856 Philadelphia mayoral election">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1858 Philadelphia mayoral election">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1860 Philadelphia mayoral election">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1862 Philadelphia mayoral election">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1865 Philadelphia mayoral election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1868 Philadelphia mayoral election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1871 Philadelphia mayoral election">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1874 Philadelphia mayoral election">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1877 Philadelphia mayoral election">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1881 Philadelphia mayoral election">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1884 Philadelphia mayoral election">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1887 Philadelphia mayoral election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1891 Philadelphia mayoral election">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1895 Philadelphia mayoral election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1899 Philadelphia mayoral election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1903 Philadelphia mayoral election">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1907 Philadelphia mayoral election">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1911 Philadelphia mayoral election">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1915 Philadelphia mayoral election">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1919 Philadelphia mayoral election">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1923 Philadelphia mayoral election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1927 Philadelphia mayoral election">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1931 Philadelphia mayoral election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1935 Philadelphia mayoral election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1939 Philadelphia mayoral election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1943 Philadelphia mayoral election">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1947 Philadelphia mayoral election">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Philadelphia_municipal_election#Mayor" title="1951 Philadelphia municipal election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Philadelphia_municipal_election#Mayor" title="1955 Philadelphia municipal election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Philadelphia_municipal_election#Mayor" title="1959 Philadelphia municipal election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Philadelphia_municipal_election#Mayor" title="1963 Philadelphia municipal election">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1967 Philadelphia mayoral election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1971 Philadelphia mayoral election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1975 Philadelphia mayoral election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1979 Philadelphia mayoral election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1983 Philadelphia mayoral election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1987 Philadelphia mayoral election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1991 Philadelphia mayoral election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1995 Philadelphia mayoral election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="1999 Philadelphia mayoral election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2003 Philadelphia mayoral election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2007 Philadelphia mayoral election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2011 Philadelphia mayoral election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2015 Philadelphia mayoral election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2019 Philadelphia mayoral election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Philadelphia_mayoral_election" title="2023 Philadelphia mayoral election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_City_Council" title="Philadelphia City Council">City Council elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Philadelphia_City_Council_election" title="2015 Philadelphia City Council election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Philadelphia_City_Council_election" title="2019 Philadelphia City Council election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Philadelphia_City_Council_special_election" title="2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special election">2022–23 sp.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Philadelphia_City_Council_election" title="2023 Philadelphia City Council election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Other municipal elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1951_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1951 Philadelphia municipal election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1953 Philadelphia municipal election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1955 Philadelphia municipal election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1957 Philadelphia municipal election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1959 Philadelphia municipal election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Philadelphia_municipal_election" title="1961 Philadelphia municipal election">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Pennsylvania_elections#Municipal_elections" title="2023 Pennsylvania elections">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh#Government" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Pittsburgh" title="List of mayors of Pittsburgh">Mayors</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1909_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1909 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1913 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1917 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1921 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1925 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1929 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1933 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1937 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1941 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1945 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1949 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1953 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1957 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Pittsburgh_mayoral_special_election" title="1959 Pittsburgh mayoral special election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1961 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1977 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1981 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1985 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1989 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1993 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="1997 Pittsburgh mayoral election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2001 Pittsburgh mayoral election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Pittsburgh_mayoral_special_election" title="2007 Pittsburgh mayoral special election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2009 Pittsburgh mayoral election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2017 Pittsburgh mayoral election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Pittsburgh_mayoral_election" title="2021 Pittsburgh mayoral election">2021</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania#Government" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Mayors_of_Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Mayors of Allentown, Pennsylvania">Mayors</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1977 Allentown mayoral election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1981 Allentown mayoral election">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1985 Allentown mayoral election">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1989 Allentown mayoral election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1993 Allentown mayoral election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="1997 Allentown mayoral election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="2001 Allentown mayoral election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="2005 Allentown mayoral election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="2009 Allentown mayoral election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="2013 Allentown mayoral election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="2017 Allentown mayoral election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Allentown_mayoral_special_election" title="2019 Allentown mayoral special election">2019 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Allentown_mayoral_election" title="2021 Allentown mayoral election">2021</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania#Government" title="Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Lancaster</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Lancaster,_Pennsylvania" title="List of mayors of Lancaster, Pennsylvania">Mayors</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li>2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Lancaster,_Pennsylvania_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Lancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election">2017</a></li> <li>2021</li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 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exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1993_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1993 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2005_Harrisburg_mayoral_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2005 Harrisburg mayoral election (page does not exist)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Harrisburg_mayoral_election" title="2009 Harrisburg mayoral election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Harrisburg_mayoral_election" title="2013 Harrisburg mayoral election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Harrisburg_mayoral_election" title="2017 Harrisburg mayoral election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Harrisburg_mayoral_election" title="2021 Harrisburg mayoral election">2021</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Government_of_Pennsylvania" title="Category:Government of Pennsylvania">Government</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding-top:0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output 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navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Elections_in_Pennsylvania_sidebar" title="Template:Elections in Pennsylvania sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Elections_in_Pennsylvania_sidebar" title="Template talk:Elections in Pennsylvania sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Elections_in_Pennsylvania_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Elections in Pennsylvania sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania</b> took place on November 2, 2010, during the <a href="/wiki/United_States_elections,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="United States elections, 2010">2010 midterm elections</a>. Incumbent Republican-turned-Democrat <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Arlen_Specter" title="Arlen Specter">Arlen Specter</a> ran for reelection to a sixth term,<sup id="cite_ref-cnn090428_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn090428-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost in <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_Democratic_primary_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2010 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania">the Democratic primary</a> to <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a>. Republican nominee <a href="/wiki/Pat_Toomey" title="Pat Toomey">Pat Toomey</a> then won the seat. </p><p>Toomey had previously run for United States Senate in <a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">2004</a>, challenging Specter for the Republican nomination, but was narrowly defeated in the primary.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specter went on to be reelected to his fifth term, defeating the Democratic nominee, Congressman <a href="/wiki/Joe_Hoeffel" title="Joe Hoeffel">Joe Hoeffel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey announced on April 15, 2009, that he would again seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the 2010 election.<sup id="cite_ref-McCormack0415_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCormack0415-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The primary season was marked by Specter's decision in early 2009 to switch from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party due to his disagreement with the increasingly conservative positions of the party, pitting him against Sestak in the Democratic primary. The contest, characterized by attacks between the two Democratic candidates, was one of the most-watched primary races of the 2010 election cycle. Sestak ultimately defeated Specter in the May 18 primary, garnering 53.9% of the vote, to Specter's 46.1%.<sup id="cite_ref-electionreturns.state.pa.us_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-electionreturns.state.pa.us-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pat Toomey easily defeated challenger Peg Luksik for the Republican nomination. Toomey received 81.5% of the vote, to Luksik's 18.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-PrimResults_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrimResults-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Toomey defeated Sestak in the general election on November 2, 2010. Toomey garnered 2,028,945 votes (51.01%) to Sestak's 1,948,716 (48.99%), a margin of 80,229 votes (2.02%).<sup id="cite_ref-finalresults_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finalresults-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race was called by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> shortly before midnight. Not long thereafter, Sestak officially conceded the election to Toomey.<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonpost.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonpost.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey's winning margin made this election the third-closest race of the 2010 Senate election cycle, behind only the elections in <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Senate election in Illinois">Illinois</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado" title="2010 United States Senate election in Colorado">Colorado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2022, this is the last time that <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lehigh County, Pennsylvania">Lehigh County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Monroe County, Pennsylvania">Monroe County</a> voted for a Republican. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Democratic_primary">Democratic primary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Democratic primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_Democratic_primary_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2010 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania">2010 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nominee">Nominee</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Nominee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._representative" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. representative">U.S. representative</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district">Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Eliminated_in_primary">Eliminated in primary</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Eliminated in primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arlen_Specter" title="Arlen Specter">Arlen Specter</a>, incumbent U.S. Senator<sup id="cite_ref-cnn090428_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn090428-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Withdrew">Withdrew</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Withdrew"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_C._Kortz" title="William C. Kortz">William C. Kortz</a>, member of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">Pennsylvania House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arlen_Specter,_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Arlen_Specter%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg/180px-Arlen_Specter%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Arlen_Specter%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg/270px-Arlen_Specter%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Arlen_Specter%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg/360px-Arlen_Specter%2C_official_Senate_photo_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="871" data-file-height="1240" /></a><figcaption>Long-time <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> Senator <a href="/wiki/Arlen_Specter" title="Arlen Specter">Arlen Specter</a> switched to the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a>, in part because he knew he was unlikely to win the Republican primary. He ultimately lost to <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a> in the Democratic primary.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Democratic party race between Specter and Sestak was considered one of the most bitter and highly watched of all the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_Democratic_primary_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="2010 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Pennsylvania">2010 primary elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 28, 2009, Specter switched to the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> after having served in the Senate as a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> for 28 years, encouraged by Vice President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> and Pennsylvania Governor <a href="/wiki/Ed_Rendell" title="Ed Rendell">Ed Rendell</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Connolly0409_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Connolly0409-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after he had voted in favor of President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>'s <a href="/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">economic stimulus plan</a> and was faced with opposition from Pennsylvania Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-PburgBiz_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PburgBiz-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Montopoli0325_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montopoli0325-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Specter claimed he switched largely because he disagreed with the increasingly <a href="/wiki/Conservatism_in_the_United_States" title="Conservatism in the United States">conservative</a> direction the Republican Party was heading in, he also admitted that the switch was due to his poor chances of winning a Republican primary against Toomey due to Specter's support of the Obama stimulus package .<sup id="cite_ref-CNN0428_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN0428-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Montopoli0428_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montopoli0428-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Democratic establishment had until then encouraged Sestak, a former U.S. Navy admiral and the representative of <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district">Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district</a>, to run in the Democratic primary.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But after Specter switched parties he was largely embraced by such major Democratic figures as Obama, Biden, Rendell and Senate Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid">Harry Reid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN0428_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN0428-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Montopoli0428_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montopoli0428-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Democratic establishment now feared Sestak would harm Specter's chances in the general election and encouraged him to drop out, but Sestak refused and strongly criticized Specter's party switch as an opportunistic move aimed solely at political self-preservation.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Specter led Sestak by more than 20 percentage points in polling for most of the race and, while Sestak struggled to overcome problems from his low name recognition,<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0303_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0303-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specter received endorsements from major Democratic figures and influential organizations like the <a href="/wiki/AFL-CIO" title="AFL-CIO">AFL-CIO</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Democratic_Party" title="Pennsylvania Democratic Party">Pennsylvania Democratic Committee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specter's lead narrowed significantly in the final month of the campaign, when Sestak concentrated his funds and efforts on television commercials that questioned Specter's Democratic credentials.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the race progressed, Specter grew more strongly critical of Sestak, attacking his House attendance record,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> accusing him of failing to pay his staffers' <a href="/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States" title="Minimum wage in the United States">minimum wage</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and claiming that he was demoted in the Navy for creating a "poor command climate".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 18, Sestak ended Specter's nearly 30-year Senate career, earning 53.8 percent of the primary vote to Specter's 46.2 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Political observers said the commercials played a major part in Sestak's victory, and that a national swing in momentum toward Republicans and against incumbents ultimately harmed Specter's chances.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the primary campaign, it was revealed that former President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> had offered Sestak a position in the Obama administration if he withdrew his candidacy. This drew allegations from Republicans that the administration violated federal statutes forbidding government employees from interfering with a Senate election,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bendery1108_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bendery1108-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but no formal investigation was opened.<sup id="cite_ref-Bendery1108_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bendery1108-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Democratic primary occurred on May 18, 2010. Although Specter had won the endorsement of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, at 10:14 PM EDT that evening, the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> projected the race as won by Sestak.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Polling">Polling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Polling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th>Poll source </th> <th>Dates administered </th> <th style="width:100px;">Arlen<br />Specter </th> <th style="width:100px;">Joe<br />Sestak </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">POS<sup id="cite_ref-scribd.com_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scribd.com-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 3, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62%</b> </td> <td>24% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Research_2000" title="Research 2000">Research 2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 4, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56%</b> </td> <td>11% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-Quinnipiac_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinnipiac-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 28, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50%</b> </td> <td>21% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>June 17, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51%</b> </td> <td>32% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franklin/Marshall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Franklin/Marshall (page does not exist)">Franklin/Marshall</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>June 25, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>33%</b> </td> <td>13% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-web.archive.org_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-web.archive.org-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>July 19, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55%</b> </td> <td>23% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>August 11, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>34% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Research_2000" title="Research 2000">Research 2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>August 12, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>33% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>September 28, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44%</b> </td> <td>25% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>October 13, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>42% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>December 8, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>35% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quinnipiac_U&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Quinnipiac U (page does not exist)">Quinnipiac U</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>December 8, 2009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53%</b> </td> <td>30% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-Rasmussen_Reports_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rasmussen_Reports-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>January 18, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53%</b> </td> <td>32% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>February 8, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51%</b> </td> <td>36% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>February 22–28, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53%</b> </td> <td>29% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Research_2000" title="Research 2000">Research 2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 8–10, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51%</b> </td> <td>32% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 15, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>37% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 31 – April 5, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53%</b> </td> <td>32% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-Rasmussen_Reports_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rasmussen_Reports-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>April 13, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44%</b> </td> <td>42% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 2, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>42% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>April 28 – May 2, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>39% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 7, 2010 </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 8, 2010 </td> <td>42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 9, 2010 </td> <td>42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-Rasmussen_Reports_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rasmussen_Reports-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 10, 2010 </td> <td>42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 10, 2010 </td> <td>42% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 11, 2010 </td> <td>43% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 12, 2010 </td> <td><b>45%</b> </td> <td><b>45%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 12, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44%</b> </td> <td align="Center">42% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Franklin_%26_Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin & Marshall">Franklin & Marshall</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 12, 2010 </td> <td>36% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>38%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 13, 2010 </td> <td><b>44%</b> </td> <td><b>44%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_University" title="Suffolk University">Suffolk</a><sup id="cite_ref-Suffolk_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suffolk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 13, 2010 </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>49%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 14, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>43% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Daily_Kos" title="Daily Kos">Daily Kos</a>/<a href="/wiki/Research_2000" title="Research 2000">Research 2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 14, 2010 </td> <td>43% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>45%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-Muhlenberg/Morning_Call_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muhlenberg/Morning_Call-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 15, 2010 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44%</b> </td> <td>43% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Morning_Call" title="The Morning Call">Morning Call</a><sup id="cite_ref-Muhlenberg/Morning_Call_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Muhlenberg/Morning_Call-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 16, 2010 </td> <td><b>44%</b> </td> <td><b>44%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 16, 2010 </td> <td>41% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>42%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg/220px-2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg/330px-2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg/440px-2010_Pennsylvania_U.S._Senate_Democratic_primary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="443" /></a><figcaption>Results by county: <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#7996E2; color:black;"> </span> Sestak</div></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#7996E2; color:black;"> </span> 50–60%</div> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#6674DE; color:black;"> </span> 60–70%</div> </li></ul> </div> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#5FD35F; color:black;"> </span> Specter</div></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#5FD35F; color:black;"> </span> 50–60%</div> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#37C837; color:black;"> </span> 60–70%</div> </li></ul> </div> </figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Democratic primary results<sup id="cite_ref-electionreturns.state.pa.us_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-electionreturns.state.pa.us-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>568,563 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>53.9% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Arlen_Specter" title="Arlen Specter">Arlen Specter</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right">487,217 </td> <td style="text-align:right">46.1% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>1,055,780 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Republican_primary">Republican primary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Pat Toomey, a Republican former Congressman representing the <a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley" title="Lehigh Valley">Lehigh Valley</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_15th_congressional_district" title="Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district">15th congressional district</a>, had previously challenged incumbent Arlen Specter in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania,_2004#Republican_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2004">Republican primary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania,_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2004">2004 Senate race</a>, in which the conservative Toomey tried to portray Specter as too liberal. Although Toomey ultimately lost, he came within 17,000 votes (less than two percentage points) of beating Specter, despite the long-time Senator's strong name recognition and wide support from party leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-Swanson1201_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swanson1201-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bacon0414_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon0414-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an interview with <a href="/wiki/The_Hill_(newspaper)" title="The Hill (newspaper)"><i>The Hill</i></a> on 1 December 2008, Toomey said he was considering a 2010 bid against Specter, whom he said was "significantly more vulnerable now than he was in 2004".<sup id="cite_ref-Swanson1201_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swanson1201-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bacon0414_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon0414-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey claimed that many liberal and moderate Republicans had since abandoned the party to join the Democratic Party during the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008">2008 presidential primaries</a>, eliminating many of Specter's core constituents from a closed Republican primary.<sup id="cite_ref-Swanson1201_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Swanson1201-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bacon0414_69-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon0414-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:225px; ; color: #202122;background-color: #FFFFF0;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>As this disastrous recession worsens, I have become increasingly concerned about the future of our state and national economy. Unfortunately, the recent extraordinary response of the federal government – more corporate bailouts, unprecedented spending and debt, higher taxes – is likely to make things worse. I think we are on a dangerously wrong path. Pennsylvanians want a US Senator focused on real and sustainable job creation that gets our economy growing again. That is why I am considering becoming a candidate for the U.S. Senate. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="center-aligned" style=""><b>Pat Toomey</b>, in a March statement<sup id="cite_ref-MSNBC0302_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSNBC0302-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>The next month, however, Toomey announced he would not likely not run for Senate again and said he was instead seriously considering a possible bid for <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2010">governor in 2010</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But after Specter voted in favor of the Barack Obama-supported <a href="/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">stimulus proposal</a> aimed at stopping the <a href="/wiki/Late-2000s_recession" class="mw-redirect" title="Late-2000s recession">economic recession</a>, Toomey began to once again contemplate running for Senate, claiming he believed the incumbent Senator was supporting federal government bailouts and spending plans that were "taking the country on a dangerously wrong path".<sup id="cite_ref-MSNBC0302_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSNBC0302-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In discussions with potential supporters in his possible governor bid, dozens of Pennsylvanians urged Toomey to challenge Specter, who was considered particularly vulnerable because he had supported the Democrats' stimulus plan. In early March, Toomey began to privately assure supporters he would run against Specter,<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0328_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0328-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and during a March 28 keynote address before the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Leadership_Conference" title="Pennsylvania Leadership Conference">Pennsylvania Leadership Conference</a> in <a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg</a>, he announced, "It's very likely that very soon I will be a candidate for the U.S. Senate"; the 600 audience members gave him a standing ovation at the news.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0328_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0328-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Peg Luksik, a conservative anti-abortion activist from <a href="/wiki/Johnstown,_Pennsylvania" title="Johnstown, Pennsylvania">Johnstown</a> who previously lost bids for governor in <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election,_1990" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1990">1990</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_election,_1994" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1994">1994</a>, had announced her candidacy for the Republican primary in March. Although some questioned her lack of elected office experience and limited knowledge of foreign affairs, Luksik said she planned to be an advocate against big government and excessive spending. During a conversation in February 2009, Toomey had assured her he did not plan to run for Senate again.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was present the next month at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference when Toomey announced his plans to run, but Luksik said she nevertheless planned to stay in the race.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0328_73-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0328-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jackson0328_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jackson0328-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She said she did not feel betrayed by Toomey's surprise announcement, adding, "I understand these two men have a long, personal and rather vindictive history and there's a real desire for the two of them to go and hit each other with sticks. I get that. I have five sons."<sup id="cite_ref-Jackson0328_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jackson0328-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her candidacy led to speculation that Luksik and Toomey could split the conservative vote, which could help Specter secure a victory in the primary from moderate voters,<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but Luksik said she would resist any efforts by conservative Republicans to pressure her into withdrawing.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0328_73-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0328-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_2">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nominee_2">Nominee</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Nominee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Toomey" title="Pat Toomey">Pat Toomey</a>, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the United States Senate in 2004.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Eliminated_in_the_primary">Eliminated in the primary</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Eliminated in the primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Peg Luksik, conservative activist</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_2">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Specter's_party_switch"><span id="Specter.27s_party_switch"></span>Specter's party switch</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Specter's party switch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg/245px-Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="245" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg/368px-Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg/490px-Pat_Toomey_-_Philadelphia_Tea_Party_II_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="1426" /></a><figcaption>Pat Toomey speaking at a rally in April 2009, the same month he formally announced his candidacy for Senate.</figcaption></figure> <p>Pat Toomey formally announced his candidacy on April 15, 2009, <a href="/wiki/Tax_Day" title="Tax Day">Tax Day</a>, via a video on his website,<sup id="cite_ref-McCormack0415_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCormack0415-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and stepped down as head of the anti-tax political organization <a href="/wiki/Club_for_Growth" title="Club for Growth">Club for Growth</a> to concentrate on his campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac University Polling Institute</a> poll released the previous month had indicated Toomey would defeat Specter by 14 percentage points in a two-man race if the primary were held that day. That same poll, however, found three out of four Republicans didn't yet know enough about Toomey to form an opinion about him.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some Republicans expressed concerns that if Toomey defeated Specter in the closed Republican primary, he would be a weaker candidate in the general election and the party could risk losing the Senate seat to the Democrats. Toomey rejected such concerns, pointed to his two successful reelections in the Democratic-leaning Lehigh Valley congressional district as proof he could win votes from the opposing party.<sup id="cite_ref-McCormack0415_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCormack0415-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rumors began to circulate that Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">John Cornyn</a>, chairman of the <a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Senatorial_Committee" title="National Republican Senatorial Committee">National Republican Senatorial Committee</a> and a Specter supporter, had asked Toomey to drop his candidacy, but Toomey denied those claims.<sup id="cite_ref-McCormack0415_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCormack0415-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Schouten0415_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schouten0415-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, Toomey received some early support from conservatives like <a href="/wiki/Jim_DeMint" title="Jim DeMint">Jim DeMint</a>, the senator from South Carolina who endorsed Toomey and donated thousands of dollars to his campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Micek0214_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Micek0214-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting in April, Specter made the rare move of starting to run television advertisements more than a year before the primary election, linking Toomey's background as a <a href="/wiki/Wall_Street" title="Wall Street">Wall Street</a> banker and support of <a href="/wiki/Credit_default_swap" title="Credit default swap">credit default swaps</a> to the economic crisis.<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon0414_69-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon0414-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Toomey criticized Specter as a liberal who consistently sided with the Democratic majority,<sup id="cite_ref-Bacon0414_69-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bacon0414-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Schouten0415_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schouten0415-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specter stressed that if Toomey won the primary, he would lose the general election and give Democrats a 60th seat in the Senate, which would allow them to suppress Republican <a href="/wiki/Filibuster_in_the_United_States_Senate" title="Filibuster in the United States Senate">filibusters</a>. In an interview on <a href="/wiki/Morning_Joe" title="Morning Joe">Morning Joe</a>, Specter said, "If Mr. Toomey is the nominee, you can be sure he'll lose. He's to the right of <a href="/wiki/Rick_Santorum" title="Rick Santorum">Rick Santorum</a>. Santorum lost by 18 points, spent $31 million and was a two-term incumbent."<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rothenberg" title="Stuart Rothenberg">Stuart Rothenberg</a>, editor of the <i>Rothenberg Political Report</i>, said of the expected primary match-up, "Republicans will have to decide whether they want to hold the seat or make a statement about issues and ideology."<sup id="cite_ref-Schouten0415_80-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schouten0415-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 28, 2009, however, Specter announced he was leaving the Republican Party and becoming a Democrat, claiming he disagreed with the increasingly conservative direction the party was heading in and found his personal philosophy was now better aligned with the Democratic Party. Although Specter said his decision was made primarily based on principle, he admitted it was also partially due to his poor chances of beating Toomey in the Republican primary: "I have traveled the state and surveyed the sentiments of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania and public opinion polls, observed other public opinion polls and have found that the prospects for winning a Republican primary are bleak."<sup id="cite_ref-CNN0428_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN0428-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Montopoli0428_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montopoli0428-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey became widely considered the favorite to win the Republican primary as a result of Specter's defection.<sup id="cite_ref-Fox0429_85-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fox0429-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0518_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0518-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Peg Luksik said of Specter's switch, "It is clear that Arlen Specter stands with President Obama on a host of issues and with this decision, has gone home to the Democratic Party."<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Republican_primary_2">Republican primary</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Republican primary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg/180px-Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg/270px-Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg/360px-Official_portrait_of_Tom_Ridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="2247" /></a><figcaption>Some Republicans encouraged former Governor Tom Ridge to enter the race, fearing Pat Toomey was too conservative to win the general election.</figcaption></figure> <p>With Specter's departure from the primary, some speculated that a less conservative candidate than Toomey was needed to defeat Specter in the general election, since the state had previously supported Barack Obama in the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election" title="2008 United States presidential election">2008 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0429_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0429-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hulse0714_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hulse0714-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Cornyn declined to immediately endorse Toomey and Senator <a href="/wiki/Orrin_Hatch" title="Orrin Hatch">Orrin Hatch</a>, vice chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said of him, "I don't think there is anybody in the world who believes he can get elected senator there."<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Names of other potential Republican candidates began to be floated, like Congressman <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gerlach" title="Jim Gerlach">Jim Gerlach</a>, Lieutenant Governor <a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Scarnati" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph B. Scarnati">Joseph B. Scarnati</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">State Senate</a> Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Dominic_F._Pileggi" title="Dominic F. Pileggi">Dominic F. Pileggi</a>, none of whom ruled out running. Some, like Senator <a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Graham" title="Lindsey Graham">Lindsey Graham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Republican_State_Committee_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania">Republican State Committee</a> Chairman <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gleason_(politician)" title="Robert Gleason (politician)">Robert Gleason</a>, suggested former governor <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ridge" title="Tom Ridge">Tom Ridge</a> might be a suitable candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0429_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0429-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ridge began to seriously contemplate a run, and Quinnipiac University polls indicated Specter held a projected lead over Ridge of only three percentage points, compared to 20 points over Toomey.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even before Ridge made a final decision, however, conservative bloggers began criticizing Ridge's moderate positions and support for abortion rights.<sup id="cite_ref-Wereschagin0508_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wereschagin0508-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Political opponents also circulated e-mail messages questioning Ridge's residency eligibility because, although he still voted in Pennsylvania, he lived in <a href="/wiki/Chevy_Chase,_Maryland" title="Chevy Chase, Maryland">Chevy Chase</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. On May 7, Ridge announced he would not run in the primary,<sup id="cite_ref-Wereschagin0508_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wereschagin0508-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HBall0507_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBall0507-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> claiming he preferred to continue supporting the Republican Party by promoting causes as a private citizen.<sup id="cite_ref-HBall0507_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBall0507-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some felt Ridge's decision not to run ended the Republican Party's best chance to win the seat from Specter.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But Toomey expressed confidence he could beat the incumbent senator, claiming Democrats would find him difficult to trust after seeing the way he abandoned the Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-Fox0429_85-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fox0429-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0518_86-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0518-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey said he "expected to beat Arlen Specter soundly in the Republican primary, but I had no idea I would drive him clear out of the party."<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes0518_86-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes0518-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Quinnipiac University poll released on May 28 projected Toomey now trailed Specter by nine percentage points, a smaller gap than Specter's 20-point lead from a May 4 survey.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although Toomey anticipated that other candidates would enter the race,<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Republican primary remained a two-way race between him and Luksik.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0713_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0713-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OToole0723_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OToole0723-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> State Senator <a href="/wiki/Jane_Orie" title="Jane Orie">Jane Orie</a>, from the <a href="/wiki/North_Hills_(Pennsylvania)" title="North Hills (Pennsylvania)">North Hills</a> area of Pennsylvania, briefly considered entering the race but announced on July 13 that she would not run because she wanted to concentrate on the state budget.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0713_99-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0713-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Senatorial_Committee" title="National Republican Senatorial Committee">National Republican Senatorial Committee</a> announced on July 14 that it was endorsing Toomey,<sup id="cite_ref-Hulse0714_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hulse0714-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> even though the group previously helped Specter defeat Toomey in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was considered a key endorsement expected to help improve fund-raising efforts for Toomey, who had already raised $1.6 million in the previous three-month quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By July 22, polls indicated that Specter's projected lead over Toomey had nearly disappeared, as the Senator now led him only 45-44 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-OToole0723_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OToole0723-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same poll showed Toomey led Luksik by 47 percent to 6 percent, a margin so large that media outlets predicted Luksik stood little chance of overcoming him;<sup id="cite_ref-OToole0723_100-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OToole0723-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette" title="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a></i> said Luksik was "not considered to be a stiff challenge".<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By August, Toomey had an even greater advantage in the polls, 12 points, over Specter.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following an e-mail exchange with the Democratic challenger Joe Sestak about health care, Toomey agreed to an unorthodox proposal by Sestak to hold a joint <a href="/wiki/Town_hall_meeting" title="Town hall meeting">town hall</a> about the issue, which was held September 2 at <a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_College" title="Muhlenberg College">Muhlenberg College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a>. Specter was not invited to participate, and political pollster <a href="/wiki/G._Terry_Madonna" title="G. Terry Madonna">G. Terry Madonna</a> described it as an "informal pact" between Sestak and Toomey to weaken their joint rival, something the two men denied.<sup id="cite_ref-Seelye0903_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seelye0903-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commentators suggested Toomey was willing to help Sestak at this stage of the race because he preferred Sestak as a general election opponent rather than Specter, who could possibly steal Republican and Independent voters from Toomey.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey1016_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey1016-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By October, Toomey had raised a total of $3.1 million for the race, but spent $861,000 in the past three-month quarter as he traveled across the state for his campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey1016_109-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey1016-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast, Luksik raised less than $100,000 from June to October.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in October, Toomey was endorsed by former <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> Governor and presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a>, who called Toomey the "man for the job" and pledged to help him raise funds.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Late_campaign">Late campaign</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Late campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:205px; ; color: #202122;background-color: #FFFFF0;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>We're going to win this election because when you give people a choice between prosperity and stagnation, they'll choose prosperity. We're on the side of the people who pay all the bills. I believe they will choose to return to the principles of this great party. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="center-aligned" style=""><b>Pat Toomey</b> in February 2010<sup id="cite_ref-Micek0214_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Micek0214-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Toomey continued to hold projected leads against his Democratic opponents as the primary campaign entered 2010, with January polls indicating he held a 14-point lead over Specter and a 17-point lead over Sestak.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some political scientists, like G. Terry Madonna and Jeff Brauer, attributed Toomey's gains to voter dissatisfaction with <a href="/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">the health-care plan before Congress</a> and a poor national political climate for Democrats and incumbents. Toomey's campaign continued to portray him as a political outsider and small-government advocate while condemning Specter and Sestak as "a rubber stamp for the <a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid">Reid</a>-<a href="/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi" title="Nancy Pelosi">Pelosi</a> big government agenda".<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February, it was announced Toomey raised more money than Specter in the final three months of 2009, earning $1.67 million compared to Specter's $1.15 million, although Specter's total war chest of $8.66 million was still significantly larger than Toomey's $2.8 million.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that same quarter, Peg Luksik raised $163,000 and had $66,000 on hand.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 13, the <a href="/wiki/Republican_State_Committee_of_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania">Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania</a> endorsed Toomey over Peg Luskik in the Senate race.<sup id="cite_ref-Micek0214_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Micek0214-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey told the committee he would work to restore fiscally conservative principals to Washington and fight to eliminate <a href="/wiki/Street_money" title="Street money">street money</a>, or state grants offered in exchange for support on key issues.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When asked whether Luksik would continue to run, she replied, "Absolutely. Are you kidding? I always run un-endorsed."<sup id="cite_ref-Micek0214_82-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Micek0214-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With news outlets like the <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_News_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox News Channel">Fox News</a> predicting Toomey would have little difficult defeating Luksik in the primary,<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey again became involved with the Democratic primary by accepting an invitation to a second debate with Sestak, who had been trying unsuccessfully to engage Arlen Specter in more than one primary debate. In accepting the April 11 debate, Toomey said, "Like many politicians who have spent decades in Washington, Sen. Specter maintains a sense of entitlement to his office and he is unwilling to put his record and ideas to the test of open and honest debate."<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the scheduled debate, Luksik spokesman Steve Clark said Toomey had to remember he was running against Luksik in the primary, not Sestak or Specter.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By March, Specter appeared to be gaining momentum in the Democratic primary, with polls indicating he not only led Sestak by 24 percentage points, but had recaptured a projected lead against Toomey in the general election by a margin of 49 percent to 42 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0303_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0303-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Levy0302_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy0302-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pollsters indicated Specter was benefiting greatly from the large amount of media attention the Democratic primary had received,<sup id="cite_ref-Levy0302_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy0302-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the Senator's strong name recognition, whereas Sestak and Toomey remained relatively unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-Vecsey0303_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vecsey0303-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the Senate candidates publicly released their quarterly campaign finance reports on April 15, it was revealed that Pat Toomey once again raised more in the first three months of 2010 than either Democratic candidate, increasing his funds by $2.3 million to a total of a $4.1 million war chest compared to Specter raising $1.1 million to a total of $9.1 million and Sestak raising $0.4 million to a total of $5.3 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Giroux0417_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Giroux0417-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0416_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0416-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The funds raised that quarter made Toomey the best-funded Senate challenger in the country to that point.<sup id="cite_ref-Malloy0406_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malloy0406-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Political analysts attributed Toomey's success to the national swing in momentum toward Republicans, and said it could indicate the Republicans would be victorious in many Senate races, including in Pennsylvania.<sup id="cite_ref-Giroux0417_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Giroux0417-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Malloy0406_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malloy0406-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Luksik continued to campaign in low-attendance appearances on conservative anti-abortion, anti-tax and anti-spending principles, while portraying herself as a down-to-earth housewife and common-sense candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the days leading up to the primary election, Toomey received endorsements by the <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Tribune-Review" title="Pittsburgh Tribune-Review">Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 10, he ran his first television advertisement, which called for more jobs and less government and included a narrator saying, "Trillion dollar bailouts and deficits, government-run health care, record unemployment. Had enough?"<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Baer_(journalist)" title="John Baer (journalist)">John Baer</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Daily_News" title="Philadelphia Daily News">Philadelphia Daily News</a></i> said Toomey was so widely expected to defeat Luksik that he said of the Republican primary, "The race is a balloon with no air. It sits flat while the Democratic fight between Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak sucks up all the oxygen."<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pat Toomey won the May 18 primary with 81.5 percent of the vote, or 668,409 of the votes cast, compared to 18.5 percent and 151,802 votes for Peg Luksik.<sup id="cite_ref-PrimResults_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrimResults-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> wrote that Luksik could not overcome Toomey's financial advantages, particularly when the Republican primary was so overshadowed by the Democratic race.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i> wrote that Toomey's run against Luksik in the primary "will help him maintain his competitive condition" against Sestak, who defeated Specter in the Democratic primary.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Polling_2">Polling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Polling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th>Poll source </th> <th>Dates administered </th> <th style="width:100px;">Arlen<br />Specter* </th> <th style="width:100px;">Pat<br />Toomey </th> <th style="width:100px;">Tom<br />Ridge* </th> <th style="width:100px;">Peg<br />Luksik </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Research_2000" title="Research 2000">Research 2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>December 8, 2008 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43%</b> </td> <td>28% </td> <td>–– </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Franklin/Marshall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Franklin/Marshall (page does not exist)">Franklin/Marshall</a><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 17, 2009 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>33%</b> </td> <td>18% </td> <td>–– </td> <td>2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qunnipiac&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Qunnipiac (page does not exist)">Qunnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>March 19, 2009 </td> <td>27% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>41%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen</a><sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>April 21, 2009 </td> <td>30% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">POS<sup id="cite_ref-scribd.com_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scribd.com-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 3, 2009 </td> <td>–– </td> <td>22% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62%</b> </td> <td>2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Public_Opinion" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Opinion">Public Opinion</a><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 5, 2009 </td> <td>–– </td> <td>23% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60%</b> </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Research_2000" title="Research 2000">Research 2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 7, 2009 </td> <td>–– </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>41%</b> </td> <td>33% </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-Quinnipiac_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Quinnipiac-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 28, 2009 </td> <td>–– </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>38%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-web.archive.org_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-web.archive.org-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>July 19, 2009 </td> <td>–– </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quinnipiac_University_Polling_Institute" title="Quinnipiac University Polling Institute">Quinnipiac</a><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 12, 2010 </td> <td>–– </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_University" title="Suffolk University">Suffolk</a><sup id="cite_ref-Suffolk_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Suffolk-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>May 13, 2010 </td> <td>–– </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>9% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>* Declined to run for Republican nomination </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_2">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Republican primary results<sup id="cite_ref-PrimResults_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrimResults-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Pat_Toomey" title="Pat Toomey">Pat Toomey</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>668,409 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>81.5% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Peg Luksik </td> <td style="text-align:right">151,802 </td> <td style="text-align:right">18.5% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>820,211 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0% </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_election">General election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: General election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidates_3">Candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Toomey" title="Pat Toomey">Pat Toomey</a> (R), former U.S. Congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a> (D), U.S. Congressman</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign_3">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_weeks">Early weeks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Early weeks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:205px; ; color: #202122;background-color: #FFFFF0;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>I passionately disagree with his ideas, and you're going to see us talking about that, but there will never be anything of a personal nature. At the end of the game, let's have had a great debate and then go out and have a beer. That's how they did it in the old days. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="center-aligned" style=""><b>Joe Sestak</b> on his mutual agreement with Toomey for a "clean" campaign<sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0523_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0523-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Shortly after Joe Sestak's primary victory, Arlen Specter called him to offer congratulations and vowed to support his candidacy, saying that "I think it's vital to keep this seat in the Democratic Party."<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Sestak and Pat Toomey began campaigning for the general election the day after the May 18 primary. Before reporting to <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Hill" title="Capitol Hill">Capitol Hill</a> for House matters, Sestak appeared in interviews on several national media outlets including <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>, <a href="/wiki/MSNBC" title="MSNBC">MSNBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NPR" title="NPR">NPR</a> and <a href="/wiki/CBS_News" title="CBS News">CBS News</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Nunnally0520_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nunnally0520-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Toomey and Sestak said they considered each other friends and vowed to engage in a "clean" campaign focusing on policy rather than personal attacks. The two quickly began challenging each other's records, however, with Sestak citing Toomey's past Wall Street career and claiming he would rather aid rich bankers than the working class, and Toomey portraying Sestak as a liberal aligned with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.<sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0523_140-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0523-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The day after the primary, Sestak claimed that Toomey wanted to continue "to back failed policies of George W. Bush" and "to let Wall Street do whatever it wants".<sup id="cite_ref-Mauriello0519_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mauriello0519-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a rally at the <a href="/wiki/Allegheny_County_Airport" title="Allegheny County Airport">Allegheny County Airport</a>, Toomey said Sestak's politics were more liberal than most mainstream Democrats and described him as a proponent of "even-larger government".<sup id="cite_ref-Levy0519_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy0519-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Within minutes of Sestak's victory, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman <a href="/wiki/John_Cornyn" title="John Cornyn">John Cornyn</a> issued a statement describing Sestak as too liberal for Pennsylvania, claiming that he consistently voted with Washington Democratic leaders and supported energy policies that would reduce jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-Mauriello0519_144-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mauriello0519-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>, Vice President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, and Pennsylvania Governor <a href="/wiki/Ed_Rendell" title="Ed Rendell">Ed Rendell</a>, all of whom vocally supported Specter in the primary, each called Sestak after his primary victory and pledged to support him in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-Levy0519_145-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy0519-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clark0519_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark0519-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congressman <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Issa" title="Darrell Issa">Darrell Issa</a>, the ranking Republican on the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Government_Reform" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform">House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform</a>, said it would "be incredibly disingenuous and reek of political payback" for Sestak to accept any such support from the Obama administration after Sestak had accused the White House of offering him a job in exchange for dropping out of the Democratic primary. Nevertheless, while Sestak said he would not become "part of the establishment", he welcomed the Obama administration's support and said, "I plan on being the president's best ally."<sup id="cite_ref-Clark0519_146-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark0519-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 20, Toomey released the first statewide advertisement of the campaign, a television commercial with a narrator describing both candidates as "Two good men with very different ideas." The ad contrasted the positions between the two candidates on the Wall Street bailout, national health-care debate and terrorist trials.<sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0523_140-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0523-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MCall0521_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCall0521-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, Sestak said Toomey needed to be held accountable for his support of bank deregulation and former President George W. Bush's financial policies which helped lead to the economic recession.<sup id="cite_ref-MCall0521_148-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MCall0521-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Senatorial_Campaign_Committee" title="Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee">Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee</a> said Toomey was "conveniently failing to mention his decades of service to Wall Street" in his advertisements. When asked about the promise between Sestak and Toomey to maintain a clean and friendly campaign, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman <a href="/wiki/T.J._Rooney" class="mw-redirect" title="T.J. Rooney">T.J. Rooney</a> said, "Guess what? That all changed at 10:30 p.m. (Tuesday). I hope the congressman adheres to his word, but I have no consuming expectation that he will. It's going to get hard in a moment. This race is going to take a turn."<sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0523_140-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0523-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Early polls showed varied results over who was leading, although some indicated Sestak had an advantage due to the positive press he received for defeating Arlen Specter.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite Specter's stated support for Sestak, the Senator's former chief of staff David Urban, now a lobbyist, offered his support to Toomey after the Democratic primary ended. Urban sought to connect moderate Republicans, conservative Democrats and the current and former chiefs of staff of Republicans and encourage them to help Toomey get elected.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Fitzgerald0718_153-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fitzgerald0718-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both candidates sought to use online media avenues to reach out to prospective voters, which was still considered a relatively new field for politicians. The two started accounts on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, with the ToomeyForSenate account amassing 4,907 followers and the Sestak2010 account 3,796 followers as of June 4. Both also had accounts on <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, where Toomey had 10,361 friends and Sestak had 3,146.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"></p><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:205px; ; color: #202122;background-color: #FFFFF0;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Both candidates have decided to go negative and go negative early because both are trying to win by making the other candidate unacceptable and therefore, not the choice of the voters. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="center-aligned" style=""><b><a href="/wiki/Lara_Brown" title="Lara Brown">Lara Brown</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Villanova_University" title="Villanova University">Villanova University</a> professor<sup id="cite_ref-Zito0719_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zito0719-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Sestak and Toomey had wildly different views on almost every issue, including abortion, health care, energy, social security and the recent stimulus bill and financial bailouts.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sestak favored the bailouts of the <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Economic_Stabilization_Act_of_2008" title="Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008">United States financial system</a>, <a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_crisis_of_2008%E2%80%932010" class="mw-redirect" title="Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010">automobile industry</a> and mortgage giants <a href="/wiki/Federal_takeover_of_Fannie_Mae_and_Freddie_Mac" title="Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac">Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac</a>, claiming they saved many jobs and homes. Toomey condemned them as a waste of taxpayer money that rewarded irresponsible behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sestak praised the <a href="/wiki/Dodd%E2%80%93Frank_Wall_Street_Reform_and_Consumer_Protection_Act" title="Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act">financial regulatory reform</a> bill before Congress as "a victory for the American people over Wall Street" that would protect the economy from <a href="/wiki/Shadow_banking_system" title="Shadow banking system">shadow banking</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toxic_asset" title="Toxic asset">toxic assets</a>. Toomey said it did nothing to prevent taxpayer bailouts of failing corporations.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey also argued against a proposed <a href="/wiki/American_Clean_Energy_and_Security_Act" title="American Clean Energy and Security Act">cap and trade bill</a>, which he said would encourage firms to move manufacturing jobs overseas and force Pennsylvania businesses to close. Sestak claimed the bill would help businesses by lowering energy costs in the long-run, claiming, "Pat Toomey is in the pocket of big oil, and big oil doesn't want alternative energy."<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill" title="Deepwater Horizon oil spill">Deepwater Horizon oil spill</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a>, Sestak criticized Toomey for his support of <a href="/wiki/Offshore_drilling" title="Offshore drilling">offshore drilling</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie" title="Lake Erie">Lake Erie</a>, claiming the proposal risked placing 90 percent of the country's surface water in danger. Toomey said that he supported allowing states to retain the right to make decisions about drilling, and claimed Sestak was too willing to cede control to the federal government.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Sestak and Toomey sought to portray themselves as the ideal candidates for small-business issues. Toomey campaigned on lower taxes and less regulation, and released a 30-second television advertisement emphasizing his experience as owner of a small chain of bars and restaurants in the 1990s. Sestak countered that image, however, citing past court depositions that indicated Toomey was not very involved in the businesses and delegated most responsibilities to his brother Steven. Sestak said he would help small businesses through tax cuts and federal loan guarantees.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Heading into July, polls still indicated that the two candidates were roughly even. Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said this was better news for Toomey than Sestak because it meant Toomey had "limited the damage" from the national positive publicity Sestak received after defeating Arlen Specter.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From April 1 to June 30, Toomey raised $3.1 million compared to Sestak's $1.95 million. This left Toomey with $4.56 million in total funds, more than twice Sestak's total amount of about $2 million. Toomey was considered to have a financial advantage in part because he did not have as challenging a primary as Sestak, and thus was able to save most of his money. Additionally, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spent $1.4 million of the allotted sum in support of Specter during the primary, which left them with only $200,000 for the general election race.<sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0708_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0708-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July, Toomey began airing five new television commercials, focusing on how he would oppose the Democratic establishment if elected, and four focusing on different votes Sestak had cast in the House: the stimulus plan, health-care reform, <a href="/wiki/Emissions_trading" title="Emissions trading">cap and trade</a>, and tax increases. The ads characterized Sestak's positions as extreme, and each ended with a narrator saying, "That's liberal. That's Joe Sestak."<sup id="cite_ref-Zito0719_155-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zito0719-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0708_163-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0708-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although they directly attacked Sestak, Toomey claimed that they did not break the candidates' pledge for a clean campaign because they focused on his policies, not his character. By running the commercials four months before the general election campaign, Toomey hoped to gain an advantage in name recognition.<sup id="cite_ref-Itkowitz0708_163-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Itkowitz0708-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in July, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="United States Chamber of Commerce">United States Chamber of Commerce</a> began running television advertisements criticizing Sestak's support of "a government takeover of health care" and "billions in job-killing energy taxes", claiming he voted with Nancy Pelosi "100 percent of the time".<sup id="cite_ref-Levy0715_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy0715-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Roarty0715_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roarty0715-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sestak called the ads inaccurate, citing specific instances when he voted against Pelosi;<sup id="cite_ref-Levy0715_165-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy0715-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two Pennsylvania television stations removed the ads, but Toomey defended them, claiming they were not misleading and accusing Sestak of being "hyper-sensitive".<sup id="cite_ref-Roarty0715_166-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roarty0715-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final_campaign">Final campaign</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Final campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in July, both Sestak and Toomey blamed each other for the federal budget deficits that had become a national spotlight amid the troubled economy. Toomey portrayed Sestak as lacking "fiscal discipline" and supporting budget earmarks for pet projects, while Sestak said Toomey supported President George W. Bush's <a href="/wiki/Deficit_spending" title="Deficit spending">deficit spending</a> and damaged the economy by helping deregulate Wall Street.<sup id="cite_ref-Brennan0720_167-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brennan0720-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 15, <i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i> reported that Sestak received at least $119,650 in campaign contributions from employees of companies that received federal <a href="/wiki/Earmark_(politics)" title="Earmark (politics)">earmarks</a> he had steered to the state since 2008. Although a common practice among political candidates, Sestak had advocated banning earmarks in favor of a competitive grant program, and vowed on his website to return any contributions from organizations or individuals who "has made a request for an appropriations project".<sup id="cite_ref-Fitzgerald0715_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fitzgerald0715-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the story, Toomey called on Sestak to return those contributions, which he did not respond to. However, Sestak said he routinely returned money from employees of such companies, but sometimes had difficulty tracking donations from low-level employees.<sup id="cite_ref-Brennan0720_167-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brennan0720-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AP0719_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP0719-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey vowed never to seek earmarks if elected,<sup id="cite_ref-Fitzgerald0715_168-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fitzgerald0715-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Sestak said although he favors ending the practice, he would continue advocating for them as long as earmarks continued to exist.<sup id="cite_ref-AP0719_169-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP0719-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While Sestak presented economists who agreed with his positions, the conservative non-profit <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Against_Government_Waste" title="Citizens Against Government Waste">Citizens Against Government Waste</a> gave him a zero rating on spending issues based on a review of 120 of his votes in Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-Brennan0720_167-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brennan0720-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey challenged Sestak to sign a "No <a href="/wiki/Pork_barrel" title="Pork barrel">Pork</a>" pledge offered by the organization. In turn, Sestak criticized Toomey for accepting campaign contributions from Club for Growth, a group that Toomey used to spearhead and which received criticism from such prominent Republicans as Senator <a href="/wiki/Orrin_Hatch" title="Orrin Hatch">Orrin Hatch</a>, Senator <a href="/wiki/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Huckabee" title="Mike Huckabee">Mike Huckabee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 2, moderate Republican Senator <a href="/wiki/Susan_Collins" title="Susan Collins">Susan Collins</a>, who was once condemned by Toomey's Club for Growth for her support of the stimulus package, headlined a $1,000-a-plate luncheon for Toomey's campaign at Philadelphia's <a href="/wiki/Union_League" title="Union League">Union League</a>. <i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i> said Collins' support indicated Toomey was finding success in seeking moderate support for his candidacy. The newspaper noted other apparent efforts to draw in centrists, including Toomey's support for Supreme Court Justice <a href="/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor" title="Sonia Sotomayor">Sonia Sotomayor</a>, who many conservatives opposed, and the fact that throughout the campaign Toomey had rarely brought up social issues like gay rights and abortion, for which he held conservative views. Sestak's campaign claimed those gestures only sought to conceal an extremely conservative voting record.<sup id="cite_ref-Fitzgerald0718_153-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fitzgerald0718-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first debate was held on October 20 at <a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WPVI-TV</a> studios in Philadelphia<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the second held on October 22 at <a href="/wiki/WPXI" title="WPXI">WPXI</a> studios in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both candidates criticized the each other's ideology and referred to the other as extreme. Toomey heavily criticized Sestak for his support of Obama's stimulus, cap and trade, and healthcare reform.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sestak not only supported these measures but said they did not go far enough,<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> referred to Toomey as "Pennsylvania's most right-wing congressman",<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and criticized him for working at <a href="/wiki/Wall_Street" title="Wall Street">Wall Street</a> and supporting the elimination of corporate taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Toomey was endorsed by former longtime Democratic Mayor of Harrisburg <a href="/wiki/Stephen_R._Reed" title="Stephen R. Reed">Stephen Reed</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> former NYC Mayor <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce" title="United States Chamber of Commerce">United States Chamber of Commerce</a>, <a href="/wiki/NRA_Political_Victory_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="NRA Political Victory Fund">NRA Political Victory Fund</a>, U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Scott_Brown_(politician)" title="Scott Brown (politician)">Scott Brown</a> and former governor <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Palin" title="Sarah Palin">Sarah Palin</a>. Newspaper endorsements include the <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Tribune-Review" title="Pittsburgh Tribune-Review">Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Intelligencer_(Doylestown,_Pennsylvania)" title="The Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pennsylvania)"><i>The Intelligencer</i></a>,<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tribune-Democrat" title="The Tribune-Democrat">The Tribune-Democrat</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Bucks_County_Courier_Times" title="Bucks County Courier Times">Bucks County Courier Times</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sestak was endorsed by independent NYC Mayor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a> and former Republican U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Hagel" title="Chuck Hagel">Chuck Hagel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sestak received newspaper endorsements from the <i><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette" title="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer" title="The Philadelphia Inquirer">The Philadelphia Inquirer</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <i><a href="/wiki/Erie_Times-News" title="Erie Times-News">Erie Times-News</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Citizens%27_Voice" title="The Citizens' Voice">The Citizens' Voice</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Patriot-News" title="The Patriot-News">The Patriot-News</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <i><a href="/wiki/Observer-Reporter" class="mw-redirect" title="Observer-Reporter">Observer-Reporter</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Huffington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="The Huffington Post">The Huffington Post</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Toomey defeated Sestak on election day by a margin of 80,229 votes, and 2.1 percentage points.<sup id="cite_ref-finalresults_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finalresults-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Associated Press called the race for Toomey shortly after midnight. <i>The Washington Post</i> credited his victory to voter discontent with the Obama administration and unemployment rates. Sestak conceded defeat addressing a crowd at a suburban Philadelphia hotel in his congressional district, stating "it is now Alex time" referring to his 9-year-old daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonpost.com_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonpost.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toomey gave his victory speech at a get together in <a href="/wiki/Allentown,_Pennsylvania" title="Allentown, Pennsylvania">Allentown</a>, stating that the election was a "simple, clear message to the establishment" with some conciliatory notes that he would cooperate with the White House and fellow Pennsylvania Senator, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Casey_Jr." title="Bob Casey Jr.">Bob Casey Jr</a>, a Democrat.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was third-closest race of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2010 United States Senate elections">2010 Senate elections</a>, behind only <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Illinois" title="2010 United States Senate elections in Illinois">Illinois</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado" title="2010 United States Senate election in Colorado">Colorado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Predictions">Predictions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Predictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Source </th> <th>Ranking </th> <th>As of </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/RealClearPolitics" title="RealClearPolitics">RealClearPolitics</a><sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td>October 20, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rothenberg" title="Stuart Rothenberg">Rothenberg</a><sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fdd" data-sort-value="0.9">Tilt R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td> <td>October 28, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sabato%27s_Crystal_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabato's Crystal Ball">Sabato's Crystal Ball</a><sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value="1.9">Lean R <span style="font-size:85%;">(flip)</span> </td> <td>October 28, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rasmussen_Reports" title="Rasmussen Reports">Rasmussen Reports</a><sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td>October 30, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Quarterly" title="Congressional Quarterly">CQ Politics</a><sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td>October 31, 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cook_Political_Report" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook Political Report">Cook Political Report</a><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value="0">Tossup </td> <td>October 31, 2010 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Polling_3">Polling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Polling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th>Poll source </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Date(s)<br />administered</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Sample<br />size</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Margin<br />of error</span> </th> <th style="width:100px;">Joe<br />Sestak (D) </th> <th style="width:100px;">Pat<br />Toomey (R) </th> <th>Other </th> <th>Undecided </th></tr> <tr> <td>Research 2000 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/7/728882/-PA-Sen:-Baseline-poll">report</a>) </td> <td>May 7, 2009 </td> <td>600 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>37%</b> </td> <td>32% </td> <td>–– </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110605050057/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1304">report</a>) </td> <td>May 20, 2009 </td> <td>1,191 </td> <td>± 2.8% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>37%</b> </td> <td>35% </td> <td>1% </td> <td>23% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_state_toplines/pennsylvania/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_august_11_2009">report</a>) </td> <td>June 16, 2009 </td> <td>800 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>41%</b> </td> <td>35% </td> <td>7% </td> <td>18% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090726021329/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1284.xml?ReleaseID=1351&What=&strArea=;&strTime=0">report</a>) </td> <td>July 19, 2009 </td> <td>1,173 </td> <td>± 2.9% </td> <td>35% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>39%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>23% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_state_toplines/pennsylvania/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_august_11_2009">report</a>) </td> <td>August 11, 2009 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>35% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43%</b> </td> <td>5% </td> <td>18% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Research 2000 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2009/8/12/PA/345">report</a>) </td> <td>August 12, 2009 </td> <td>600 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>42%</b> </td> <td>41% </td> <td>–– </td> <td>17% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091005191002/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1379">report</a>) </td> <td>September 28, 2009 </td> <td>1,100 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>35% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>38%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>25% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_state_toplines/pennsylvania/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_october_13_2009">report</a>) </td> <td>October 13, 2009 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>38%</b> </td> <td>37% </td> <td>6% </td> <td>19% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_state_toplines/pennsylvania/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_december_8_2009">report</a>) </td> <td>December 8, 2009 </td> <td>1,200 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>38% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>44%</b> </td> <td>6% </td> <td>13% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100116143416/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1406">report</a>) </td> <td>December 8, 2009 </td> <td>1,381 </td> <td>± 2.6% </td> <td>35% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>40%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>22% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_state_toplines/pennsylvania/toplines_election_2010_pennsylvania_senate_january_18_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>January 18, 2010 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>35% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43%</b> </td> <td>6% </td> <td>16% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_february_8_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>February 8, 2010 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>35% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43%</b> </td> <td>7% </td> <td>15% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_%26_Marshall" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin & Marshall">Franklin & Marshall</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110504060657/https://edisk.fandm.edu/FLI/keystone/pdf/keyfeb10_1.pdf">Report</a>) </td> <td>February 15–21, 2010 </td> <td>954 </td> <td>± 2.9% </td> <td>20% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>38%</b> </td> <td>3% </td> <td>39% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100305081551/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1428">report</a>) </td> <td>February 22–28, 2010 </td> <td>1,452 </td> <td>± 2.6% </td> <td>36% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>39%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>24% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Research 2000 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/3/10/PA/457">report</a>) </td> <td>March 8–10, 2010 </td> <td>600 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>39% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>19% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/toplines/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_march_15_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>March 15, 2010 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>37% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42%</b> </td> <td>7% </td> <td>15% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Franklin & Marshall (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110504060657/https://edisk.fandm.edu/FLI/keystone/pdf/keyfeb10_1.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>March 15–21, 2010 </td> <td>1,119 </td> <td>± 2.9% </td> <td>19% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>27%</b> </td> <td>5% </td> <td>49% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Policy Polling (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_PA_406.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>March 29 – April 1, 2010 </td> <td>934 </td> <td>± 3.2% </td> <td>36% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>22% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100411001218/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1442">report</a>) </td> <td>March 30 – April 5, 2010 </td> <td>1,412 </td> <td>± 2.6% </td> <td>34% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>22% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_april_12_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>April 14, 2010 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>36% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>5% </td> <td>12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_election_may_6_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>May 6, 2010 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42%</b> </td> <td>10% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Research 2000 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/5/12/PA/499">report</a>) </td> <td>May 14, 2010 </td> <td>600 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>15% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/toplines/toplines_2010_pennsylvania_senate_may_19_2010">report)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2016">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </td> <td>May 19, 2010 </td> <td>500 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>42% </td> <td>3% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Research 2000 (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/5/28/870716/-PA-Sen:-Joe-Sestak-leapfrogs-over-Pat-Toomey">report</a>) </td> <td>May 24–26, 2010 </td> <td>600 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>43%</b> </td> <td>40% </td> <td>–– </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_pennsylvania_senate_june_2_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>June 2, 2010 </td> <td>500 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td>38% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>5% </td> <td>12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Policy Polling (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_PA_622.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>June 19–21, 2010 </td> <td>609 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td><b>41%</b> </td> <td><b>41%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>18% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_pennsylvania_senate_june_29_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>June 29, 2010 </td> <td>500 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td>39% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>6% </td> <td>11% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100717132548/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1475">report</a>) </td> <td>July 6–11, 2010 </td> <td>1,367 </td> <td>± 2.7% </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_pennsylvania_senate_july_14_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>July 14, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>38% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>6% </td> <td>12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate">report</a>) </td> <td>July 28, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>39% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>6% </td> <td>10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Policy Polling (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_PA_817.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>August 14–16, 2010 </td> <td>585 </td> <td>± 4.1% </td> <td>36% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>20% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_pennsylvania_senate_august_16_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>August 16, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>37% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>5% </td> <td>12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_pennsylvania_senate_august_30_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>August 30, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>39% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>5% </td> <td>11% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ipsos/Reuters (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100904011002/http://www.ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=9908">report</a>) </td> <td>August 31, 2010 </td> <td>407 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>37% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>15% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/toplines_pennsylvania_senate_september_13_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>September 13, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>41% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>8% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pulse Opinion Research (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/PA_Topline.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>September 18, 2010 </td> <td>1,000 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>4% </td> <td>8% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121003202336/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/images/polling/pa/pa09222010.doc">report</a>) </td> <td>September 15–19, 2010 </td> <td>684 </td> <td>± 3.8% </td> <td>43% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>CNN/Time Opinion Research (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/09/22/topstate3.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>September 17–21, 2010 </td> <td>741 </td> <td>± 3.5% </td> <td>44% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49%</b> </td> <td>4% </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mcall.com/news/local/elections/mc-poll-results-0926,0,4689018.acrobat">report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2016">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>) </td> <td>September 18–23, 2010 </td> <td>445 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>39% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>14% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Suffolk University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.suffolk.edu/images/content/PA_Statewide_with_correct_dates.pdf">report</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101008192836/http://www.suffolk.edu/images/content/PA_Statewide_with_correct_dates.pdf">Archived</a> 2010-10-08 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>) </td> <td>September 24–27, 2010 </td> <td>500 </td> <td>± 4.4% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>13% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/toplines/questions_pennsylvania_senate_september_29_2010">report</a>) </td> <td>September 29, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49%</b> </td> <td>4% </td> <td>7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate">report</a>) </td> <td>October 12, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>39% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101023041658/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1522">report</a>) </td> <td>October 13–17, 2010 </td> <td>1,046 </td> <td>± 3.0% </td> <td>46% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>5% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Policy Polling (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_PA_10191023.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 17–18, 2010 </td> <td>718 </td> <td>± 3.7% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>45% </td> <td>–– </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101024102719/http://www.mcall.com/media/acrobat/2010-10/56899431.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 16–19, 2010 </td> <td>403 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>44%</b> </td> <td>41% </td> <td>5% </td> <td>10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mcall.com/media/acrobat/2010-10/56932398.pdf">report</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2016">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>) </td> <td>October 17–20, 2010 </td> <td>420 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td> <td><b>43%</b> </td> <td>4% </td> <td>10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate">report</a>) </td> <td>October 21, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>44% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>7% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Franklin & Marshall University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110504060614/https://edisk.fandm.edu/FLI/keystone/pdf/keyoct10_1.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 18–24, 2010 </td> <td>720 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>36% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>43%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>19% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/track4.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 21–24, 2010 </td> <td>437 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>42% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ipsos/Reuters (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101029071311/http://www.ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=10100">report</a>) </td> <td>October 22–24, 2010 </td> <td>400 </td> <td>± 4.9% </td> <td><b>46%</b> </td> <td><b>46%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2010/PA_Muhlenberg_1026.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 22–25, 2010 </td> <td>448 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>3% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>CNN/Time/Opinion Research (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/10/27/topstate8.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 20–26, 2010 </td> <td>1,517 </td> <td>± 2.5% </td> <td>45% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49%</b> </td> <td>3% </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2010/Muhlenberg_PATracking_1027.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 23–26, 2010 </td> <td>457 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>41% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>3% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2010/Muhlenberg_PATracking_1028.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 24–27, 2010 </td> <td>460 </td> <td>± 5.0% </td> <td>40% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Susquehanna Polling & Research (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101103075000/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/election/s_706956.html">report</a>) </td> <td>October 24–27, 2010 </td> <td>800 </td> <td>± 3.46% </td> <td>44% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/40405347/2010TrackingRelease-10-October29">report</a>) </td> <td>October 25–28, 2010 </td> <td>470 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td>42% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47%</b> </td> <td>3% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rasmussen Reports (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/pennsylvania/2010_senate_election/election_2010_pennsylvania_senate">report</a>) </td> <td>October 28, 2010 </td> <td>750 </td> <td>± 4.0% </td> <td>46% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>3% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marist College (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/misc/PA101026/October%2030,%202010_PA_Complete%20Survey%20Findings.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 26–28, 2010 </td> <td>806 </td> <td>± 3.5% </td> <td>45% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52%</b> </td> <td>1% </td> <td>2% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/track29.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 26–29, 2010 </td> <td>480 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td>43% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>10% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quinnipiac University (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101104015119/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1529">report</a>) </td> <td>October 25–30, 2010 </td> <td>1,244 </td> <td>± 2.8% </td> <td>45% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>5% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2010/Muhlenberg_PATracking_1031.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 27–30, 2010 </td> <td>484 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td>43% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45%</b> </td> <td>2% </td> <td>9% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muhlenberg/Morning Call (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2010/Muhlenberg_PATracking_1101.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 28–31, 2010 </td> <td>474 </td> <td>± 4.5% </td> <td>44% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>–– </td></tr> <tr> <td>Public Policy Polling (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_PA_10311118.pdf">report</a>) </td> <td>October 30–31, 2010 </td> <td>772 </td> <td>± 3.5% </td> <td>46% </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51%</b> </td> <td>–– </td> <td>4% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fundraising">Fundraising</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Fundraising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Candidate (party) </th> <th>Receipts </th> <th>Disbursements </th> <th>Cash on hand </th> <th>Debt </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Pat Toomey (R) </td> <td>$14,818,231 </td> <td>$12,743,824 </td> <td>$2,074,406 </td> <td>$53,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Joe Sestak (D) </td> <td>$11,842,844 </td> <td>$10,185,073 </td> <td>$1,657,769 </td> <td>$0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5">Source: Federal Election Commission<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_3">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>General election results<sup id="cite_ref-finalresults_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finalresults-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Pat_Toomey" title="Pat Toomey">Pat Toomey</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>2,028,945 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>51.01% </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>−1.61% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="background-color: #3333FF; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sestak" title="Joe Sestak">Joe Sestak</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1,948,716 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">48.99% </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+7.00% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>3,977,661 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00% </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #E81B23;"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Counties_that_flipped_from_Democratic_to_Republican">Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaver_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Beaver County, Pennsylvania">Beaver</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Beaver,_Pennsylvania" title="Beaver, Pennsylvania">Beaver</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Fayette County, Pennsylvania">Fayette</a> (largest borough: <a href="/wiki/Uniontown,_Pennsylvania" title="Uniontown, Pennsylvania">Uniontown</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Counties_that_flipped_from_Republican_to_Democratic">Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Delaware County, Pennsylvania">Delaware</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Upper_Darby_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania">Upper Darby</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie County, Pennsylvania">Erie</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lackawanna_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania">Lackawanna</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Scranton,_Pennsylvania" title="Scranton, Pennsylvania">Scranton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luzerne_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Luzerne County, Pennsylvania">Luzerne</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre,_Pennsylvania" title="Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania">Wilkes-Barre</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Montgomery County, Pennsylvania">Montgomery</a> (largest city: <a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania">Lower Merion</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida">Florida</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Florida%27s_19th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2010 Florida's 19th congressional district special election">19th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">Georgia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Georgia%27s_9th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2010 Georgia's 9th congressional district special election">9th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Guam" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Hawaii" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii">Hawaii</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Hawaii%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Idaho" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Illinois</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Illinois%27s_17th_congressional_district_election" title="2010 Illinois's 17th congressional district election">17th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">Indiana</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Indiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" title="2010 Indiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maryland" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oregon" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pennsylvania%27s_12th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2010 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election">12th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_South_Carolina" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_South_Dakota" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_United_States_Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in United States Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Utah" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Vermont" title="2010 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">Virginia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Virginia%27s_5th_congressional_district_election" title="2010 Virginia's 5th congressional district election">5th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Washington" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Wisconsin" title="2010 United States House of 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Gov</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_South_Dakota_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Texas gubernatorial election">Texas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election">Lt. 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