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Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
2010 Pennsylvania Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/9/10, Primary: 5/18/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/2/10, Withdrawal Deadline: 8/9/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: May 19, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 60.4% in '06, Edward G. "Ed" Rendell (D) barred from seeking 3rd term, next electon in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive Governor Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
Co. Exec. Dan Onorato (D) 45.1%,
Auditor Jack Wagner (D) 24.2%,
St. Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D) 18.1%,
'04 Senate nominee / ex-U.S. Rep. / Co. Comm'r. Joseph M. "Joe" Hoeffel (D) 12.7%,
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Att. Gen. Tom Corbett (R) 68.7%,
St. Rep. Samuel E. Rohrer (R) 31.3%, |
truck driver Richard Gordon (I), army sergeant Robert Allen Mansfield (I), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 60.4% in '06, Catherine Baker Knoll (D) died during 2nd term, St. Sen. President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R) is Acting Lt. Gov., next electon in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
'01 congressional nominee / ex-Co. Comm'r. / St. Rep. H. Scott Conklin (D) 35.3%,
ex-Philadelphia Controller Jonathan A. Saidel (D) 34.9%,
ex-judge Doris A. Smith-Ribner (D) 29.8%, |
Co. Comm'r. James F. "Jim" Cawley (R) 26.2%,
'08 Auditor nominee Chet Beiler (R) 20.5%,
St. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R) 12.8%,
businessman Steve Johnson (R) 10.5%,
ex-St. Rep. John Kennedy (R) 9.2%,
'04 Treas. nominee / businesswoman Jean Craige Pepper (R) 8.4%,
Co. Comm'r. Stephen A. "Anthoy" Urban (R) 4.5%,
PACleanSweep founder Russ Diamond (R) 4.5%,
Billy McCue (R) 3.5%,
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Senator, 52.9% in '04, 5th term, Arlen Specter (D) defeated in Primary, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive Senate Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Ken Rubin: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, |
U.S. Rep. Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D) 53.9%,
Arlen Specter (D) 46.1%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. Patrick J. "Pat" Toomey (R) 81.4%,
'94 / '98 Constitution Party Gov. nominee K. Margaret "Peg" Luksik (R) 18.6%, |
physician ass't. Mel Packer (G), |
1st Congressional District, 90.8% in '08, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, |
| Robert A. "Bob" Brady (D), |
Pia Varma (R) removed from ballot, |
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2nd Congressional District, 88.9% in '08, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, |
| Chaka Fattah (D), |
financial services company pres. Rick Hellberg (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 51.2% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
Kathy Dahlkemper (D) 73.2%,
Mel M. Marin (D) 26.8%, |
businessman Paul L. Huber (R) 28.1%,
ex-Butler City Council member Mike Kelly (R) 26.4%,
sales rep. Clayton W. Grabb (R) 13.6%,
insurance agent Steven M. Fisher (R) 11.8%,
transportation employee Ed Franz (R) 10.6%,
Dr. Martha Moore (R) 9.4%,
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ex-GOPer / Co. Council member Ebert Beeman (L), |
4th Congressional District, 55.9% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| Jason Altmire (D), |
attorney Keith Rothfus (R) 66.4%,
ex-U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan (R) 33.6%, |
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5th Congressional District, 56.7% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| Michael Pipe (D), |
Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 52.1% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
Dr. Manan Trivedi (D) 50.8%,
ex-newspaper editor Doug Pike (D) 49.2%, |
Jim Gerlach (R) 79.8%,
party activist Patrick Sellers (R) 20.2%, |
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7th Congressional District, 59.6% in '08, 2nd term, Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D) running for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| St. Rep. Bryan R. Lentz (D), |
ex-U.S. Att. Patrick L. Meehan (R), |
businessman Jim Schneller (I), |
8th Congressional District, 56.8% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Patrick J. Murphy (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick (R) 76.8%,
party activist Gloria E. Carlineo (R) 14.9%,
business exec. Ira Hoffman (R) 5.5%,
businessman James Jones (R) 2.9%,
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Jay Russell (C), |
9th Congressional District, 63.9% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, |
| tv station manager Tom Connors (D/WI), |
William "Bill" Shuster (R), |
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10th Congressional District, 56.3% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, NRCC Target, |
| Christopher P. "Chris" Carney (D), |
ex-U.S. Attorney Thomas "Tom" Marino (R) 41.0%,
chiropractor David J. Madeira (R) 31.1%,
Co. Comm'r. Malcolm L. Derk, III (R) 28.0%,
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11th Congressional District, 51.6% in '08, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, NRCC Target, |
Paul E. Kanjorski (D) 49.4%,
Lackawanna Co. Comm'r. Corey D. O'Brien (D) 33.9%, Brian Kelly (D) 16.8%, |
'02 & '08 nominee / Mayor Louis J. "Lou" Barletta (R), |
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12th Congressional District, 57.9% in '08, 19th term, John P. "Jack" Murtha (D) died 2/8/10, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
ex-congressional aide Mark S. Critz (D) 71.5%,
former naval officer Ryan Bucchianeri (D) 20.6%, attorney Ronald "Ron" Mackell, Jr. (D) 7.9%, |
businessman Tim Burns (R) 57.0%,
'08 nominee / army vet. William T. "Bill" Russell (R) 43.0%, |
DJ Terry Ronzio (Unity), |
| physician Bruce Teich (I), |
13th Congressional District, 62.8% in '08, 3rd term, U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, |
| Allyson Y. Schwartz (D), |
businessman Carson Dee Adcock (R) 48.0%,
attorney Joshua C. "Josh" Quinter (R) 27.7%, firefighter / ex-USAF officer Brian Haughton (R) 24.3%, |
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14th Congressional District, 91.3% in '08, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, |
| Michael F. "Mike" Doyle (D), |
Paralegal Melissa Haluszczak (R), |
Ed Bortz (G), |
15th Congressional District, 58.6% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| Mayor John B. Callahan (D), |
Charles W. "Charlie" Dent (R) 82.9%,
TEA party leader Mathew M. Benol (R) 17.1%, |
chemical engineer Jake Towne (L), |
16th Congressional District, 55.8% in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, |
| '04 & '06 nominee prof. Lois Herr (D), |
Joseph R. Pitts (R), |
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17th Congressional District, 63.7% in '08, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
T. Timothy Holden (D) 65.3%,
education policy expert Sheila Dow-Ford (D) 34.7%, |
St. Sen. David G. "Dave" Argall (R) 32.3%,
'04 candidate / businessman Frank Ryan (R) 31.1%,
businessman Josh First (R) 23.4%,
minister Allen Griffith (R) 13.3%,
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businessman Frank Ryan (I)?, |
18th Congressional District, 64.1% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| consultant Dan Connolly (D), |
Tim Murphy (R), |
Scott Pigeon (L), |
19th Congressional District, 66.6% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, |
| Ryan S. Sanders (D), |
Todd Platts (R) 70.0%,
association exec. dir. Mike Smeltzer (R) 30.0%, |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Pennsylvania Political Parties:
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