Tag: pennsylvania
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Mastriano wins the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania
Doug Mastriano defeated Lou Barletta, Bill McSwain, Dave White, and five other candidates to win the May 17, 2022, Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) was term-limited. The primary featured the most candidates in a Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial primary since at least 1978. The state Republican Party did not endorse a…
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Fetterman wins Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated three other candidates in the May 17, 2022, Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, including U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Alexandria Khalil. Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R)—who was first elected to the Senate in 2010—did not run for re-election. Based on unofficial returns, Fetterman received 59%…
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Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat likely headed to recount
Seven candidates ran in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022. Senator Pat Toomey (R) did not run for re-election. As of 8:00 a.m. EDT on May 18, 2022, the race remained too close to call. Based on unofficial returns with 95% of precincts reporting, Mehmet Oz led with…
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Rate of state legislative incumbents facing contested primaries in Pennsylvania at its highest since 2014
Forty-two of the 190 Pennsylvania state legislators running for re-election this year—20 Democrats and 22 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 22% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 78% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers. A contested primary is one where more candidates are running than there are nominations available.…
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Pennsylvania sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House since 2016
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Pennsylvania this year was March 15, 2022. Forty-eight candidates are running for Pennsylvania’s seventeen U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That is 2.82 candidates per district, slightly less than the 2.83 candidates per district in 2020, and less than the 4.66 in 2018. …
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Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania
Nine candidates are running in the May 17 Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. The 2022 race features the largest number of candidates in a Pennsylvania Republican primary since at least 1978. The Philadelphia Inquirer‘s Andrew Seidman wrote, “Campaign aides say this year’s winner could…
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Pennsylvania lawmaker announces legislation aiming to notify parents of sexually explicit school curriculum
Pennsylvania state Senator Ryan Aument (R) on March 31, 2022, announced his intent to file legislation aiming to require schools to identify sexually explicit content in student curriculum and notify parents when such content is featured in classroom instruction. Aument issued a statement claiming that parents in his district have contacted him over the last…
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The top 10 Pennsylvania candidates raised 10% of all donations
In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $343.8 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 9, 2022. More than $34.5 million or 10.0 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 Pennsylvania candidates (1/1/2021 – 3/9/2022) Here are the 10 Pennsylvania candidates who have…
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DNC Services Corporation outraises every other Pennsylvania PAC with $24.99 million
In Pennsylvania, the DNC Services Corporation has raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State, the DNC Services Corporation raised $24.99 million and spent $26.18 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and…
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Pennsylvania Speaker Cutler spends $569,912 of campaign funds this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler has raised $457,816 and spent $569,912 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Mar. 9, 2022. The speaker of the Pennsylvania House is the leader of the state’s lower chamber. Rep. Cutler is a member of the…