Pennsylvania Senate election, 2004
Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 2, 2004, with even-numbered districts being contested.[1] State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years.[2] The term of office for those elected in 2004 will run from January 4, 2005[3] through November 2008. Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004.[4]
Bob Regola, a Republican member of the Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors, defeated Democratic senator Allen G. Kukovich in the 39th senatorial district. Republican State Representative Pat Vance succeeded the retiring Republican Senator Harold F. Mowrey, Jr.. Four senators who won special elections prior to the 2004 election, Dominic F. Pileggi, Connie Williams, John R. Gordner, and John Pippy, each won full terms.[5]
Affiliation | Members | |
Republican Party | 30 | |
Democratic Party | 20 | |
Total |
50 |
General Elections
District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Democratic | Vincent J. Fumo | re-elected | Democratic | Vincent J. Fumo | 88,935 | 79.4 | ||
Republican | John H. Morley, Jr. | 23,073 | 30.6 | ||||||
3 | Democratic | Shirley M. Kitchen | re-elected | Democratic | Shirley M. Kitchen | 87,064 | 86.8 | ||
Republican | Philip Kerwick | 13,207 | 13.2 | ||||||
5 | Democratic | Mike Stack | re-elected | Democratic | Mike Stack | 66,844 | 65.7 | ||
Republican | Sam Mirarchi | 34,829 | 34.3 | ||||||
7 | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | re-elected | Democratic | Vincent Hughes | 91,340 | 83.6 | ||
Republican | Maryalice H. Devlin | 17,980 | 16.4 | ||||||
9 | Republican | Dominic F. Pileggi[6] | re-elected | Republican | Dominic F. Pileggi | 71,379 | 59.4 | ||
Democratic | Thomas J. Bosak | 48,784 | 40.6 | ||||||
11 | Democratic | Michael A. O'Pake | re-elected | Democratic | Michael A. O'Pake | 69,951 | 70.9 | ||
Republican | Barbara J. Cummings | 28,745 | 29.1 | ||||||
13 | Republican | Gibson E. Armstrong | re-elected | Republican | Gibson E. Armstrong | 71,925 | 65.5 | ||
Democratic | John Gouveia | 37,870 | 34.5 | ||||||
15 | Republican | Jeffrey E. Piccola | re-elected | Republican | Jeffrey E. Piccola | 70,058 | 61.1 | ||
Democratic | Eric J. Epstein | 44,653 | 38.9 | ||||||
17 | Republican | Connie Williams[7] | re-elected | Democratic | Connie Williams | 80,372 | 64.5 | ||
Republican | Ted Barry | 44,224 | 0.355 | ||||||
19 | Republican | Robert J. Thompson | re-elected | Republican | Robert J. Thompson | 96,582 | 100.0 | ||
21 | Republican | Mary Jo White | re-elected | Republican | Mary Jo White | 66,292 | 67.7 | ||
Democratic | Kevan M. Yenerall | 29,348 | 30.0 | ||||||
Libertarian | Michael J. Robertson | 22,90 | 2.3 | ||||||
23 | Republican | Roger A. Madigan | re-elected | Republican | Roger A. Madigan | 73,048 | 73.5 | ||
Democratic | Grant Berry, Jr. | 26,313 | 26.5 | ||||||
25 | Republican | Joseph B. Scarnati III | re-elected | Republican | Joseph B. Scarnati III | 74,383 | 89.5 | ||
Constitution | Alan Kiser | 8,694 | 10.5 | ||||||
27 | Republican | John R. Gordner[8] | re-elected | Republican | John R. Gordner | 67,236 | 70.4 | ||
Democratic | John J. Boback | 28,288 | 29.6 | ||||||
29 | Republican | James J. Rhoades | re-elected | Republican | James J. Rhoades | 67,743 | 65.7 | ||
Democratic | Michael P. Halcovage | 35,379 | 34.3 | ||||||
31 | Republican | Harold F. Mowrey, Jr. | retired | Republican | Patricia H. Vance | 86,741 | 72.9 | ||
Democratic | Sean Quinlan | 29,148 | 24.5 | ||||||
Independent | Jeffrey T. Gerace | 3,027 | 2.5 | ||||||
33 | Republican | Terry Punt | re-elected | Republican | Terry Punt | 83,790 | 76.5 | ||
Democratic | Donald R. Richards | 25766 | 23.5 | ||||||
35 | Democratic | John N. Wozniak | re-elected | Democratic | John N. Wozniak | 93,500 | 100.0 | ||
37 | Republican | John Pippy[9] | re-elected | Republican | John Pippy | 88,306 | 67.8 | ||
Democratic | Gianni Floro | 41,954 | 32.2 | ||||||
39 | Democratic | Allen G. Kukovich | defeated for re-election | Republican | Bob Regola | 58,107 | 52.4 | ||
Democratic | Allen G. Kukovich | 52,743 | 47.6 | ||||||
41 | Republican | Donald C. White | re-elected | Republican | Donald C. White | 97,941 | 100.0 | ||
43 | Democratic | Jay Costa, Jr. | re-elected | Democratic | Jay Costa, Jr. | 90,408 | 100.0 | ||
45 | Democratic | Sean F. Logan | re-elected | Democratic | Sean F. Logan | 72,943 | 100.0 | ||
47 | Democratic | Gerald J. La Valle | re-elected | Democratic | Gerald J. La Valle | 95,952 | 100.0 | ||
49 | Republican | Jane M. Earll | re-elected | Republican | Jane M. Earll | 67,658 | 65.8 | ||
Democratic | Tony Logue | 35,194 | 34.2 |
References
- Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 2003-2004" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- "2004 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- "2004 General Election- Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ↑ "2004 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ↑ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2004 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ↑ "Legislative Journal for January 4, 2005" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2004 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ↑ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2005-2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ↑ Elected in special election on October 1, 2002 to fill the unexpired term of Clarence D. Bell, who died on July 26, 2002.
- ↑ Elected in a special election on November 6, 2001 after the resignation of Richard Tilghman on August 31, 2001.
- ↑ Elected in special election on November 3, 2003 to fill the unexpired term of Edward Helfrick, who resigned on August 22, 2003.
- ↑ Elected in special election on March 11, 2003 to fill the unexpired term of Tim Murphy, who resigned on January 3, 2003.