2002 Pennsylvania Senate election
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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 | |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Republican Party | 29 |
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | Democratic Party | 21 |
Total |
50 |
General Elections
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. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "2002 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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(help) - ^ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2002 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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(help) - ^ "Legislative Journal for January 7, 2003" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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(help) - ^ "Legislative Journal for November 22, 2006" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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(help) - ^ "President of the United States, 2002 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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(help) - ^ Pennsylvania Constitution Article II, Section 17
- ^ elections: 2001 Reapportionment Plans
- ^ http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/060_reapportionment_plans/state_senate_districts.pdf
- ^ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2003-2004" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-08.
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(help) - ^ Elected in special election on March 20, 2001 after the resignation of Joseph F. Loeper, Jr. on December 31, 2000.
- ^ Elected in special election on March 20, 2001 to fill the term of Melissa Hart, who resigned on January 2, 2001 to take her seat in Congress.