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2010 Pennsylvania Congressional and Statewide Races Primary Filing Deadline: 2/??/10, Primary: 4/?/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/?/10, General Election: 11/1/10, Last Updated: July 1, 2009
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: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up,
Tom Knox (D)?, state environmental protection department Kathleen McGinty (D)?, St. Sen. Robert J. "Bob" Mellow (D)?, Co. Exec. Dan Onorato (D), St. Rep. Josh Shapiro (D)?, Auditor Jack Wagner (D)?, ex-St. Treas. Robin Wiessman (D)?,	Att. Gen. Tom Corbett (R), U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach (R), U.S. Att. Patrick L. Meehan (R), radio host Glen Meakem (R)?, (R), ex-U.S. Sen. Richard J. "Rick" Santorum (R), St. Sen. Joe Scarnati (R), ex-Lt. Gov. William "Bill" Scranton, III (R)?,
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 60.4% in '06, Catherine Baker Knoll (D) died during 2nd term, next electon in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	St. Sen. President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R),
Attorney General, 52.4% in '08, 2nd term, might run for Governor, next election in 2012 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
	Tom Corbett (R),
Treasurer, 55.0% in '08, 1st term, next election in 2012, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Robert "Rob" McCord (D),
Auditor General, 59.0% in '08, 2nd term, might run for Governor, next election in 2012 D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic
Jack Wagner (D),
Senator, 52.9% in '04, 5th term, might retire, 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: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Clear Advantage Democrat, Ken Rubin: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican?,
Arlen Specter (D), St. Rep. William C. "Bill" Kortz, II (D)?, U.S. Rep. Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D)?,	'06 congressional nominee / Co. Comm'r. Diana L. Irey (R)?, '94 / '98 Constitution Party Gov. nominee Margaret "Peg" Luksik (R), Federal air marshal Robert Townsend (R), businessman Larry G. Murphy (R), St. Sen. Jane C. Orie (R)?, St. Sen. Dominic Pileggi (R)?, businessman Frank Ryan (R)?, ex-U.S. Rep. Patrick J. "Pat" Toomey (R), St. Rep. Mike Turzai (R)?, Joe Watkins (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, 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),
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),
3rd Congressional District, 51.2% in '08, 1st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic,
Kathy Dahlkemper (D),	attorney Elaine Surma (R)?,
4th Congressional District, 55.9% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic,
Jason Altmire (D),	'98 nominee / St. Rep. Mike Turzai (R)?, '06 Gov. nominee / ex-football player Lynn Swann (R)?, St. Sen. Jane C. Orie (R)?,
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,
	Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson (R),
6th Congressional District, 52.1% in '08, 4th term, might run for Governor, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican,
ex-newspaper editor Doug Pike (D), attorney Chris Casey (D)?, St. Sen. Andrew E. "Andy" Dinniman (D)?, businessman Richie Phillips (D)?, '08 nominee / businessman Robert "Bob" Roggio (D)?, '02 nominee / attorney Dan Wofford (D)?,	Jim Gerlach (R), ex-congressional aide Guy Ciarrocchi (R)?, party activist Alan Novak (R)?, St. Rep. Curt Schroder (R)?,
7th Congressional District, 59.6% 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, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat,
Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak (D), St. Rep. Bryan R. Lentz (D)?,	U.S. Att. Patrick L. Meehan (R)?, businessman Steven Welch (R)?, '08 nominee ex-Asst. U.S. Attorney W. Craig Williams (R)?,
8th Congressional District, 56.8% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target,
Patrick J. Murphy (D),		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,
	William "Bill" Shuster (R),
10th Congressional District, 56.3% in '08, 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: = Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, DCCC Frontline member, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, NRCC Target,
Christopher P. "Chris" Carney (D),	School Board member Daniel Naylor (R), chiropractor David J. Madeira (R), '08 candidate/ businessman Dan Meuser (R)?,
11th Congressional District, 51.6% in '08, 13th term, might retire, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, 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)?,
12th Congressional District, 57.9% in '08, 19th term, might retire, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic,
John P. "Jack" Murtha (D), former naval officer Ryan Bucchianeri (D),	activist Dave Battaglia (R)?, businessman Tim Burns (D), '08 nominee / army vet. William T. "Bill" Russell (R),
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),	Dentist Damian Dachowski (R),
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),
15th Congressional District, 58.6% in '08, 3rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican,
'08 nominee Siobhan "Sam" Bennett (D)?, Mayor John B. Callahan (D)?,	Charles W. "Charlie" Dent (R),
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,
	Joseph R. Pitts (R),
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),	businessman Frank Ryan (R)?,
18th Congressional District, 64.1% in '08, 4th 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, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican,
	Tim Murphy (R),
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,
	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