Tag: pennsylvania
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Special elections to fill three vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives scheduled for February 7
Special elections to fill vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts 32, 34, and 35 are scheduled for February 7, 2023. The Allegheny County Democratic Party voted to nominate the District 32 candidate on December 11 and the District 34 and 35 candidates on December 17. The Republican Committee of Allegheny County nominated the…
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These Pennsylvania State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost
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…
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These Pennsylvania State House candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 101-99 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, 136 of 203 general elections were contested. The losing…
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Thirty-four of 37 Pennsylvania State Senate committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
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. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $1,536,878. The…
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Forty-three of 54 Pennsylvania House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Pennsylvania Senate elections
General elections for 26 of 50 districts in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 26 districts up for election in 2022, 22 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $22.4 million. Incumbents raised an average of $575,475 per candidate and…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Pennsylvania State House elections
General elections for all 203 districts in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 203 districts up for election in 2022, 136 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $38.4 million. Incumbents raised an average of $227,118 per candidate and…
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Pennsylvania’s two-session vote requirement for constitutional amendments and party control of the state House
Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on November 8 for the first time in 12 years. The Associated Press called 102 seats for Democrats and 101 seats for Republicans. The change in party control may affect a package of constitutional amendments passed earlier this year by Republicans in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.…
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Deluzio, Shaffer, and Sluzynsky face off for open seat in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District on Nov. 8
Christopher Deluzio (D), Jeremy Shaffer (R), and write-in candidate Walter Sluzynsky (Independent) are running in the general election in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Conor Lamb (D), first elected in a March 2018 special election, ran for the U.S. Senate and did not seek re-election. Lamb defeated Sean Parnell (R) in…
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Pennsylvania Democratic candidates have raised $20.8 million more than Republicans
In Pennsylvania, state-level candidates have raised $188.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Sept. 10, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $97.4 million and Republican candidates have raised $76.6 million. Pennsylvania Campaign Finance Snapshot (1/1/2021 – 9/10/2022) Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 9/10/2022) In the 2022 election cycle, 377 state-level Democrats have filed…