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Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation
2010 Pennsylvania Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/9/10, Primary: 5/18/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/2/10, Withdrawal Deadline: 8/9/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: February 8, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 60.4% in '06, Edward G. "Ed" Rendell (D) barred from seeking 3rd term, next electon in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Hotline's Competitive Governor Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
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Mayor Christopher Doherty (D),
'04 Senate nominee / ex-U.S. Rep. / Co. Comm'r. Joseph M. "Joe" Hoeffel (D),
Co. Exec. Dan Onorato (D),
Auditor Jack Wagner (D),
St. Sen. Robert J. "Bob" Mellow (D)?,
St. Rep. Josh Shapiro (D)?,
St. Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D)?,
Ex-Allegheny Co. coroner Cyril Wecht (D)?,
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Att. Gen. Tom Corbett (R),
Robert Allen Mansfield (R),
St. Rep. Samuel E. Rohrer (R),
radio host Glen Meakem (R)?,
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truck driver Richard Gordon (I), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 60.4% in '06, Catherine Baker Knoll (D) died during 2nd term, St. Sen. President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R) is Acting Lt. Gov., next electon in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Mayor Christopher Doherty (D)?, ex-Philadelphia Controller Jonathan A. Saidel (D), St. Rep. Josh Shapiro (D)?, ex-judge Doris A. Smith-Ribner (D), ex-St. Treas. Robin Wiessmann (D)?, |
Co. Comm'r. Carol Aichele (R), Co. Comm'r. James F. Cawley (R), Co. Comm'r. Dominic DiFrancesco (R), businessman Steve Johnson (R), ex-Erie Co. Exec. Rick Schenker (R), St. Rep. Karen D. Beyer (R)?, ex-St. Rep. John Kennedy (R)?, St. Rep. Tom Killion (R)?, '06 nominee / Co. Comm'r. Jim Matthews (R)?, '04 Treas. nominee Jean Craige Pepper (R)?, St. Sen. John Pippy (R)?, City Councilman Frank Rizzo (R)?, Joe Watkins (R)?, |
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Attorney General, 52.4% in '08, 2nd term, Tom Corbett (R) running for Governor, next election in 2012
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
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Treasurer, 55.0% in '08, 1st term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Robert "Rob" McCord (D), |
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Auditor General, 59.0% in '08, 2nd term, Jack Wagner (D) running for Governor, next election in 2012
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic |
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Senator, 52.9% in '04, 5th term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive Senate Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Ken Rubin: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, |
Arlen Specter (D),
contractor Mike Mentzer (D), U.S. Rep. Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D), machinist Joe Vodvarka (D), |
'06 congressional nominee / Co. Comm'r. Diana L. Irey (R)?,
pharmacist John Kensinger (R),
'94 / '98 Constitution Party Gov. nominee Margaret "Peg" Luksik (R),
Federal air marshal Robert Townsend (R),
businessman Larry G. Murphy (R),
businessman Frank Ryan (R)?,
ex-U.S. Rep. Patrick J. "Pat" Toomey (R),
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Senator, 58.7% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Robert P. "Bob" Casey Jr. (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 90.8% in '08, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Robert A. "Bob" Brady (D),
businessman / prof. Bismark Agbemble (D), |
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2nd Congressional District, 88.9% in '08, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Chaka Fattah (D), |
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3rd Congressional District, 51.2% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| Kathy Dahlkemper (D), |
insurance agent Steven M. Fisher (R),
transportation employee Ed Franz (R),
sales rep. Clayton W. Grabb (R),
businessman Paul L. Huber (R),
ex-Butler City Council member Mike Kelly (R)?,
businesswoman Donna Reese (R),
attorney Elaine Surma (R),
Ophthalmologist Tom Trevorrow (R),
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4th Congressional District, 55.9% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| Jason Altmire (D), |
U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan (R),
attorney Keith Rothfus (R),
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5th Congressional District, 56.7% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
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Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 52.1% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Reublican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| Township Comm'r. Brian A. Gordon (D), ex-newspaper editor Doug Pike (D), businessman Richie Phillips (D)?, Dr. Manan Trivedi (D), |
Jim Gerlach (R),
ex-congressional aide Guy Ciarrocchi (R)?, geologist Walter Hufford (R), party activist Alan Novak (R)?, party activist Patrick Sellers (R), businessman Steven Welch (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 59.6% in '08, 2nd term, Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D) running for U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| attorney Gail Conner (D), St. Rep. Bryan R. Lentz (D), consultant E. Teresa Touey (D), St. Sen. Gregory S. Vitali (D)?, |
ex-U.S. Att. Patrick L. Meehan (R), ex-tv anchor Dawn Stensland (R)?, |
businessman Jim Schneller (I), |
8th Congressional District, 56.8% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Patrick J. Murphy (D), |
attorney / Supervisor Judith A. Algeo (R),
party activist Gloria E. Carlineo (R),
ex-U.S. Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R),
business exec. Ira Hoffman (R),
businessman James Jones (R),
ex-state GOP committeeman Tom Lingenfelter (R),
activist Jeff McGeary (R),
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Jay Russell (C), |
9th Congressional District, 63.9% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
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William "Bill" Shuster (R), |
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10th Congressional District, 56.3% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Christopher P. "Chris" Carney (D), |
Iraqi War vet Christopher Bain (R),
Co. Comm'r. Malcolm L. Derk, III (R),
chiropractor David J. Madeira (R),
ex-U.S. Attorney Thomas "Tom" Marino (R),
'08 candidate businessman Dan Meuser (R)?,
ex-TV station manager Leonard Modzelesky (R),
School Board member Daniel Naylor (R),
ex-teacher Leslie Sheridan (R),
prof. Steven Solieri (R),
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11th Congressional District, 51.6% in '08, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, NRCC Target, |
Paul E. Kanjorski (D),
Scranton Mayor Christopher A. "Chris" Doherty (D), Lackawanna Co. Comm'r. Corey O'Brien (D), |
'02 & '08 nominee / Mayor Louis J. "Lou" Barletta (R), attorney / hedge fund manager Christopher "Chris" Paige (R), |
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12th Congressional District, 57.9% in '08, 19th term, John P. "Jack" Murtha (D) died 2/8/10, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| former naval officer Ryan Bucchianeri (D), attorney Ron Mackell (D), |
activist Dave Battaglia (R)?, businessman Tim Burns (R), '08 nominee / army vet. William T. "Bill" Russell (R), |
DJ Terry Ronzio (Unity), |
| physician Bruce Teich (I), |
13th Congressional District, 62.8% in '08, 3rd term, U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Allyson Y. Schwartz (D),
attorney Daniel McCaffery (D)?, |
businessman Dee Adcock (R), dentist Damian Dachowski (R), businessman Lee Falgoust (R), Firefighter / ex-USAF officer Brian Haughton (R), attorney Marina Kats (R), sales exec. Charles McIntyre (R), attorney Josh Quinter (R), |
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14th Congressional District, 91.3% in '08, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Michael F. "Mike" Doyle (D), |
Paralegal Melissa Haluszczak (R), ex-Borough Council member Joe Nolan (R), |
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15th Congressional District, 58.6% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| Mayor John B. Callahan (D), |
Charles W. "Charlie" Dent (R),
TEA party leader Mathew M. Benol (R), |
chemical engineer Jake Towne (L), |
16th Congressional District, 55.8% in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '04 & '06 nominee prof. Lois Herr (D), consultant John McClure (D), |
Joseph R. Pitts (R), |
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17th Congressional District, 63.7% in '08, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
T. Timothy Holden (D),
education policy expert Sheila Dow-Ford (D), |
businessman Josh First (R), St. Sen. David G. "Dave" Argall (R), businessman Frank Ryan (R), |
businessman Frank Ryan (I)?, |
18th Congressional District, 64.1% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| consultant Dan Connolly (D), |
Tim Murphy (R), |
Scott Pigeon (L), |
19th Congressional District, 66.6% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Ryan Sanders (D), |
Todd Platts (R),
Mike Smeltzer (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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