Pennsylvania Senate election, 2016

The 2016 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 8, 2016, with all odd-numbered districts being contested. Primary elections were held on April 26, 2016. The term of office for those elected in 2016 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2017. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected to four-year terms, with 25 of the 50 seats contested every two years.^[1]

Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (22 years).

Make-up of the Senate following the 2016 elections

Affiliation		Members
	Republican	34
	Democratic	16
Total		50

Special election

A special election was held on April 26, 2016, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dominic Pileggi on January 5, 2016 after his election to a county judgeship.^[2]

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
9		Republican	Dominic Pileggi	Resigned		Republican	Thomas Killion	41,613	56.8
						Democratic	Martin Molloy	31,533	43
						Write-in	Scattered	138	0.2

General election

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Democratic	Larry Farnese	Unopposed		Democratic	Larry Farnese	109,449	100
3		Democratic	Shirley Kitchen	Retiring		Democratic	Sharif T. Street	96,413	100
5		Democratic	John Sabatina	Won		Democratic	John Sabatina	62,940	66.98
						Republican	Ross Feinberg	31,026	33.02
7		Democratic	Vincent Hughes	Unopposed		Democratic	Vincent Hughes	105,916	100
9		Republican	Thomas Killion	Won		Republican	Thomas Killion	68,916	51.39
						Democratic	Martin Molloy	65,198	48.61
11		Democratic	Judy Schwank	Unopposed		Democratic	Judy Schwank	94,783	100
13		Republican	Lloyd Smucker	Resigning		Republican	Scott Martin	66,260	57.93
						Democratic	Gregory Paulson	48,129	42.07
15		Democratic	Rob Teplitz	Lost		Republican	John DiSanto	61,091	51.42
						Democratic	Rob Teplitz	57,711	48.58
17		Democratic	Daylin Leach	Won		Democratic	Daylin Leach	86,035	63.86
						Republican	Brian Gondek	48,691	36.14
19		Democratic	Andy Dinniman	Won		Democratic	Andy Dinniman	75,162	56.32
						Republican	Jack London	58,304	43.68
21		Republican	Scott Hutchinson	Unopposed		Republican	Scott Hutchinson	99,998	100
23		Republican	Gene Yaw	Unopposed		Republican	Gene Yaw	85,699	100
25		Republican	Joe Scarnati	Won		Republican	Joe Scarnati	73,330	74.92
						Democratic	Jerri Buchanan	24,545	25.08
27		Republican	John Gordner	Unopposed		Republican	John Gordner	80,997	100
29		Republican	Dave Argall	Unopposed		Republican	Dave Argall	91,070	100
31		Republican	Pat Vance	Retiring		Republican	Mike Regan	83,741	64.69
						Democratic	John Bosha	36,643	28.31
						Independent	Kenneth Gehosky	9,058	7
33		Republican	Rich Alloway	Unopposed		Republican	Richard Alloway	98,977	100
35		Democratic	John Wozniak	Retiring		Republican	Wayne Langerholc	65,278	62.54
						Democratic	Ed Cernic, Jr.	39,101	37.46
37		Republican	Guy Reschenthaler	Won		Republican	Guy Reschenthaler	89,952	60.62
						Democratic	Edward Eichenlaub	58,431	39.38
39		Republican	Kim Ward	Unopposed		Republican	Kim Ward	111,870	100
41		Republican	Don White	Won		Republican	Don White	75,917	68.40
						Democratic	Tony DeLoreto	30,402	27.39
						Independent	Stanley Buggey	4,670	4.21
43		Democratic	Jay Costa	Unopposed		Democratic	Jay Costa	113,951	100
45		Democratic	Jim Brewster	Unopposed		Democratic	Jim Brewster	88,643	100
47		Republican	Elder Vogel	Unopposed		Republican	Elder Vogel	93,066	100
49		Democratic	Sean Wiley	Lost		Republican	Daniel Laughlin	54,899	53.5
						Democratic	Sean Wiley	47,723	46.5

Source: TBD

References

1. Wikisource:Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874/Article 2
2. "Official Election Results for the Special Election for Senator in the General Assembly for the 9th District" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of State. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.