Elections were held in Pennsylvania on November 2, 2010. These included elections for U.S. Senate, Governor, Pennsylvania Senate, and Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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November 2, 2010
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Federal
editUnited States Senate
editFormer Republican, now Democratic, Senator Arlen Specter was defeated in a primary election to Joe Sestak, who then faced Republican Pat Toomey. In a narrow race, Pat Toomey was victorious over Sestak.
United States House
editTwelfth District special election
editA special election was held on May 18, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Representative John Murtha.[1] On March 8, 2010, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's Executive Committee nominated Mark Critz, Murtha's former district director.[2] On March 11, a convention of Republicans from the 12th district nominated businessman Tim Burns.[3] The Democrats held the seat in the special election, with Critz defeating Burns.[4] Both would face each other again in November's general election, with Critz winning again.[5]
General election
editAll 19 seats will face an election. Pennsylvania is expected to lose one congressional seat after the 2010 census.
State
editGovernor
editA new governor was elected(incumbent Governor Ed Rendell (D) is term limited), Tom Corbett, the Republican, won the general election with 55% of the vote against the Democrat, Dan Onorato, who carried 45% of the final vote.
State Senate
editState House of Representatives
editJudicial positions
editPennsylvania holds judicial elections in odd-numbered years.
Ballot measures
editAt least one statewide ballot question has been proposed for the November 2 ballot:
1. Call for a Constitutional Convention
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Catanese, David (February 17, 2010). "Murtha special election set". Politico. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ↑ Becker, Bernie (March 8, 2010). "Dems Choose Nominee for Murtha Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
- ↑ Faher, Mike (March 12, 2010). "GOP chooses Burns for special election in 12th". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Dem Critz holds Murtha's Pa. seat". Politico. May 18, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press (May 18, 2010). "Critz to face Burns again in November". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
External links
edit- Voting and Elections at the Pennsylvania Department of State
- Candidates for Pennsylvania State Offices at Project Vote Smart
- Pennsylvania Polls at Pollster.com
- Pennsylvania at Rasmussen Reports
- Pennsylvania Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
- Pennsylvania 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money