These Pennsylvania State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for 26 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 27-22 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 22 of 26 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

State Senate candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Pennsylvania Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oc. 24, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Lori Mizgorski – $1,465,818 – District 38 (Lost general 44% – 56%)
  • Jessica Florio – $594,028 – District 44 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Ann Marie Mitchell – $544,686 – District 6 (Lost general 45% – 53%)
  • Dean Browning – $391,958 – District 14 (Lost general 47% – 53%)
  • Jill Dennin – $338,207 – District 24 (Lost general 48% – 52%)

State Senate candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Pennsylvania Department of State covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Pam Iovino – $3,731,415 – District 37 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • George Scott – $3,065,858 – District 15 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Thomas Killion – $2,716,746 – District 9 (Lost general 48% – 52%)
  • Julie Slomski – $2,288,381 – District 49 (Lost general 40% – 60%)
  • Janet Diaz – $2,231,839 – District 13 (Lost general 44% – 56%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Pennsylvania PACs submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.