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D.C.'s Political Report: Pennsylvania Congressional and Statewide Races

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2008 Pennsylvania Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 2/12/08, Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 2/12/08, Primary: 4/22/08, Presidential Primary: 4/22/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/1/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/1/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: April 23, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
President, 51.0% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 54.6%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 45.4%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 72.8%,
U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 15.9%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 11.4%,
Jim Clymer (C),
Chuck Baldwin (C),
John Zachman (G),
Sedinam K.C. Moyowasifza-Curry (G),
Rochelle Etzel (L),
Chuck Boust (L),
Michael Bloomberg (Rfm),
Frank McKay (Rfm),
Governor, 60.4% in '06, 2nd term, next electon in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Edward G. "Ed" Rendell (D), St. Sen. Robert Mellow (D), Alleghany Co. Exec. Dan Onorato (D), Auditor Jack Wagner (D), Lehigh Co. Exec. Don Cunningham (D), Att. Gen. Tom Corbett (R), ex-U.S. Rep. Patrick J. "Pat" Toomey (R), U.S. Att. Patrick L. Meehan (R), ex-Lt. Gov. William "Bill" Scranton, III (R), ex-U.S. Sen. Richard J. "Rick" Santorum (R),
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 60.4% in '06, 2nd term, next electon in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Catherine Baker Knoll (D),
Attorney General, 50.2% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
'04 candidate John Morganelli (D), Tom Corbett (R),
Treasurer, 61.1% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008, Robert P. "Bob" Casey Jr. (D) elected to the U.S. Senate, Robin Wiessmann (D) not seeking re-election
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
venture captilist Robert "Rob" McCord (D), Co. Comm'r. Tom Ellis (R),
Auditor General, 51.9% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic
Jack Wagner (D), Chet Beiler (R),
Senator, 52.9% in '04, 5th term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
MSNBC tv host Chris Matthews (D)?, Arlen Specter (R),
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),
1st Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 5th 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), Mike Muhammad (R),
2nd Congressional District, 88.6% in '06, 7th 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), Michael Livingston (R), Osborne Hart (SW),
3rd Congressional District, 53.6% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican,
businesswoman Kathy Dahlkemper (D), Philip S. "Phil" English (R), '04 & '06 Democratic nominee / retired prof. Steven C. Porter (G, I),
4th Congressional District, 51.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, NRCC Target,
Jason Altmire (D), ex-U.S. Rep. Melissa A. Hart (R),
5th Congressional District, 60.0% in '06, John E. Peterson (R) after 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
Co. Comm'r. Mark B. McCracken (D), party activist Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson (R), Donald J. Wilson (G),
6th Congressional District, 50.6% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored,
businessman Robert "Bob" Roggio (D), Jim Gerlach (R),
7th Congressional District, 56.4% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat,
Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D), Asst. U.S. Attorney W. Craig Williams (R),
8th Congressional District, 50.3% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, NRCC Target,
Patrick J. Murphy (D), pharmaceutical exec. Thomas "Tom" Manion (R),
9th Congressional District, 60.4% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'06 nominee / teacher Tony Barr (D), William "Bill" Shuster (R),
10th Congressional District, 53.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss Up, NRCC Target,
Christopher P. "Chris" Carney (D), businessman Chris Hackett (R),
11th Congressional District, 72.4% in '06, 12th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, NRCC Target,
Paul E. Kanjorski (D), '02 nominee / Mayor Louis J. "Lou" Barletta (R),
12th Congressional District, 60.7% in '06, 18th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
John P. Murtha (D), army vet. William T. Russell (R/WI) removed from ballot,
13th Congressional District, 66.1% in '06, 2nd term, 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 Marina Kats (R),
14th Congressional District, 90.1% in '06, 7th 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), No Republican prof. Titus North (G),
Ryan Scott (SW),
15th Congressional District, 52.8% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican,
Siobhan "Sam" Bennett (D), Charles W. "Charlie" Dent (R),
16th Congressional District, 56.6% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
contractor Bruce A. Slater (D), Joseph R. Pitts (R), '06 Populist Party nominee / consultant John A. Murphy (G),
17th Congressional District, 64.6% in '06, 8th 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), ex-state trooper / PA Human Relations Comm'r. Toni Gilhooley (R),
18th Congressional District, 57.8% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored,
businessman Steve O'Donnell (D), Tim Murphy (R),
19th Congressional District, 64.0% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'06 nominee / college prof. / ex-school board pres. Philip J. "Phil" Avillo, Jr. (D), Todd Platts (R),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

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.

3. Key to Pennsylvania Political Parties:
(A1) = America First Party
(AR) = American Reform Party
(CS) = Clean Sweep Party
(Com) = Communist Party
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates
(IA) = Independent American Party
(Labor) = Labor Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Pro) = Prohibition Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(S) = Socialist Party
(WW) = Workers World Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates

4. Pennsylvania Media Links:
Allentown Morning Call
Altoona.com
Beaver County Times
Bridgeville Area News Star
Bucks County Courier Times
Carlisle Sentinel
Carnegie Signal Item Star
Centre Daily Times
Coraopolis Record Star
Cranberry Journal Star
Daily Pennsylvanian
Delaware County Daily Times
Easton Express-Times
Erie Times News
Gateway Publications
Gettysburg Times
Hazleton Standard-Speaker
IssuesPA.net
Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal
Lehighton Times News
LibertyNet
Lock Haven Express
McKeesport Daily News
Meadville Tribune
Monroeville Times Express Star
Moon Record Star
Murraysville Star
North Journal Star
Norwin Star
Oakmont-Verona Advance Leader Star
Penn Hills Star
Pennsylvania Cable Network
Pennsylvania Report
Philadelphia City Paper
Philadelphia Gay News
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia New Observer
Philadelphia Northeast News Gleaner
Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia Weekly
Pittsburgh City Paper
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Plum Advance Leader Star
Pocono Record
PoliticsPA.com
Pottstown Mercury
Reading Eagle
Scranton Times-Tribune
Sharon Herald
South Hills Record Star
Sunbury Daily Item
Sweickley Herald Star
Uniontown Herald-Standard
West Chester Daily Local News
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice
Wilkes Barre Times Leader
Woodland Hills Star
York Daily Record


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