Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 5, 2024, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2024 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2025. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years.[1] The election will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, and elections to the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Democratic incumbent retiring Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring No election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (30 years).
Retiring incumbents
editDemocrats
edit- District 45: Jim Brewster is retiring[2]
Republicans
edit- District 15: John DiSanto is retiring[3]
- District 31: Mike Regan is retiring[4]
Incumbents defeated in primary
editDemocrats
editRepublicans
editPrimary elections
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Democratic primaryedit
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Republican primaryedit
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Source:[10]
General election
editPredictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| CNalysis[11] | Likely R | February 29, 2024 |
Overview
edit| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats before | Seats up | Seats won | Seats after | |
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| Republican | 20 | 28 | ||||||
| Democratic | 17 | 22 | ||||||
| Libertarian | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 50 | |||||||
District breakdown
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Members of the Senate". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Deto, Ryan (January 10, 2024). "State Sen. Jim Brewster retiring at end of 2024". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Ulrich, Steve (December 8, 2023). "SD-15: DiSanto Says He Will Not Seek Reelection". PoliticsPA.
- ^ a b Owens, Dennis (January 2, 2024). "Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Regan not seeking re-election". WHTM-TV.
- ^ a b "2024 Presidential Primary Election Results | State Senator 15". Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "DEM SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 45". Allegheny County, PA 2024 General Primary. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - DISTRICT 49 (DEMOCRATIC)". Erie County, PA 2024 General Primary Election. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Summary Results Report 2024 General Primary April 23, 2024 STATISTICS Berks County" (PDF). Berks County, Pennsylvania. May 13, 2024. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "REP SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 45". Allegheny County, PA 2024 General Primary. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Presidential Primary (Official Returns)". electionreturns.pa.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "24 PA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
External links
edit- Electionreturns.pa.gov, Pennsylvania Department of State
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Pennsylvania", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Pennsylvania: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)