2002 Pennsylvania Senate election

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 5, 2002, with even-numbered districts being contested.[1] State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years.[2] The term of office for those elected in 2002 ran from January 3, 2003[3] until November 28, 2006.[4] Necessary primary elections were held on May 21, 2002.[5]

This was the first Pennsylvania State Senate election held after the constitutionally-mandated[6] decennial reapportionment plan.[7][8]

None of the seats of the three senators who did not run for re-election changed party hands. Robert C. Wonderling succeeded the retiring Republican senator, Edwin G. Holl. John C. Rafferty, Jr. succeeded Republican Senator James W. Gerlach, who successfully ran for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district. Jim Ferlo, a veteran member of Pittsburgh's City Council, succeeded the retiring Democratic senator Leonard J. Bodack.[9]

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	29
	Democratic Party	21
Total		50

General Elections

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
2		Democratic	Christine M. Tartaglione	re-elected		Democratic	Christine M. Tartaglione	39,785	79.4
						Republican	Gary Adam Feldman	9,787	19.5
						Green	Traci Confer	532	1.1
4		Democratic	Allyson Y. Schwartz	re-elected		Democratic	Allyson Y. Schwartz	77,396	82.3
						Republican	Ron Holt	15,231	17.7
6		Republican	Robert M. Tomlinson	re-elected		Republican	Robert M. Tomlinson	42,532	52.6
						Democratic	Peter H. Kostmayer	38,385	47.4
8		Democratic	Anthony H. Williams	re-elected		Democratic	Anthony H. Williams	46,583	78.9
						Republican	John P. McKelligott	12,460	21.1
10		Republican	Joe Conti	re-elected		Republican	Joe Conti	49,407	61.5
						Democratic	Ronald H. Elgart	30,901	38.5
12		Republican	Stewart J. Greenleaf	re-elected		Republican	Stewart J. Greenleaf	56,858	66.8
						Democratic	Howard P. Rovner	28,206	33.2
14		Democratic	Raphael J. Musto	re-elected		Democratic	Raphael J. Musto	40,442	100.0
16		Republican	Charles W. Dent	re-elected		Republican	Charles W. Dent	40,320	65.1
						Democratic	Richard J. Orloski	21,571	34.9
18		Democratic	Lisa Boscola	re-elected		Democratic	Lisa Boscola	39,312	61.7
						Republican	Nick Sabatine	24,353	38.3
20		Republican	Charles D. Lemmond, Jr.	re-elected		Republican	Charles D. Lemmond, Jr.	43,467	69.6
						Democratic	John Petrizzo	18,998	30.4
22		Democratic	Robert J. Mellow	re-elected		Democratic	Robert J. Mellow	50,274	69.1
						Republican	Frank Scavo	22,451	30.9
24		Republican	Edwin G. Holl	retired		Republican	Robert C. Wonderling	39,464	55.1
						Democratic	Jim Maza	32,215	44.9
26		Republican	Edwin B. Erickson[10]	re-elected		Republican	Edwin B. Erickson	52,908	63.3
						Democratic	Sean Crumlish	30,643	36.7
28		Republican	Mike Waugh	re-elected		Republican	Mike Waugh	46,560	100
30		Republican	Robert C. Jubelirer	re-elected		Republican	Robert C. Jubelirer	47,715	73.1
						Democratic	Stacey R. Brumbaugh	17,578	26.9
32		Democratic	Richard A. Kasunic	re-elected		Democratic	Richard A. Kasunic	41,686	100.0
34		Republican	Jacob D. Corman III	re-elected		Republican	Jacob D. Corman III	57,472	92.6
						Libertarian	Daniel W. Tuel	4,620	7.4
36		Republican	Noah W. Wenger	re-elected		Republican	Noah W. Wenger	52,158	94.6
						Constitution	Laurellynn T. Petolicchio	2,994	5.4
38		Democratic	Leonard J. Bodack	retired		Democratic	Jim Ferlo	38,886	64.9
						Constitution	Ted Tomson	21,000	35.1
40		Republican	Jane C. Orie[11]	re-elected		Republican	Jane C. Orie	57,310	70.8
						Democratic	Dan Demarco	23,642	29.1
42		Democratic	Jack Wagner	re-elected		Democratic	Jack Wagner	44,249	72.3
						Republican	Thomas Stepnick	16,952	27.7
44		Republican	James W. Gerlach	ran for Congress		Republican	John C. Rafferty, Jr.	42,558	59.2
						Democratic	Rick Jacobs	29,368	40.8
46		Democratic	J. Barry Stout	re-elected		Democratic	J. Barry Stout	58,973	100.0
48		Republican	David J. Brightbill	re-elected		Republican	David J. Brightbill	52,341	69.5
						Democratic	Ed Arnold	22,952	30.5
50		Republican	Bob Robbins	re-elected		Republican	Bob Robbins	42,728	65.1
						Democratic	Kyle Klaric	22,894	34.9

References

• Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 2001-2002" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
• "2002 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
• "2002 General Election- Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-06-28.

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2. "Senator in the General Assembly, 2002 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
3. "Legislative Journal for January 7, 2003" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
4. "Legislative Journal for November 22, 2006" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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6. Pennsylvania Constitution Article II, Section 17
7. elections: 2001 Reapportionment Plans
8. http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/060_reapportionment_plans/state_senate_districts.pdf
9. Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2003-2004" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-08.
10. Elected in special election on March 20, 2001 after the resignation of Joseph F. Loeper, Jr. on December 31, 2000.
11. Elected in special election Archived 2008-06-27 at the Wayback Machine on March 20, 2001 to fill the term of Melissa Hart, who resigned on January 2, 2001 to take her seat in Congress.