“2018 Pennsylvania Senate election”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The 2018 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 6, 2018, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on May 15, 2018.^[2] The term of office for those elected in 2018 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2019. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years.^[3]

Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election ({{age|1994|11|01}} years) and Democrats competed to retake the majority. Republican senator Randy Vulakovich of the 38th district was the only incumbent to be defeated in the primary elections, losing to Jeremy Shaffer, who in turn lost to Democratic candidate Lindsey Williams in the general election. Two other Republican incumbents – Thomas J. McGarrigle and John Rafferty Jr. – were also defeated in the general election by their Democratic challengers (Timothy P. Kearney and Katie Muth, respectively). In the 10th district, Republican Chuck McIlhinney chose to retire, and his seat was won by Democrat Steve Santarsiero, while in the 12th district, Republican Stewart Greenleaf retired and was replaced by Democrat Maria Collett.

Overview

Affiliation

Candidates

Votes

Vote %

Seats Won

Seats After

Republican

1,096,954

45.51%

13 ({{decrease}}5)

Democratic

1,297,494

53.83%

12 ({{increase}}5)

Green

14,467

0.60%

Libertarian

1,251

0.05%

Total

2,410,166

100%

Controversy

Democrat Lindsey Williams defeated Republican Jeremy Shaffer in the 38th District, a seat previously held by Republican Randy Vulakovich. After the election, Senate Republicans questioned whether Williams met the State-Constitutional requirement to be a "citizen and inhabitant" of Pennsylvania for four years prior to the election, as she claimed to have moved to Pennsylvania exactly four years prior to her election.^[4] After weeks of speculation and rumors of the GOP majority planning to refuse to seat her, Senate Majority Leader Joe Scarnati announced that he would recommend that she be seated.^[5] This announcement came after Williams provided proof that she had accepted a job in Pennsylvania on November 2, 2014. Ultimately, Williams was sworn in with the rest of the senators without any objection.

Results

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?id=283 |title=Member Information, Joseph Scarnati}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=PA 2018 Election Calendar|url=https://seventy.org/tools/elections-voting/election-calendar|publisher=Committee of Seventy|accessdate=February 1, 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/mbrList.cfm?body=S&sort=district|title=Members of the Senate|last=Center|first=Legislativate Data Processing|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=en|access-date=2018-02-02}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/12/swearing-in-day-for-the-general-assembly.html |title=Lindsey Williams was elected to the Pa. Senate, but will she be able to serve? |date=27 December 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://theincline.com/2019/01/01/no-more-drama-pittsburghs-lindsey-williams-sworn-in-as-state-senator/ |title=No more drama: Pittsburgh’s Lindsey Williams sworn in as state senator |date=1 January 2019}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/OfficeResults?OfficeID=12&ElectionID=63&ElectionType=G&IsActive=1 |title=2018 General Election: Senator in the General Assembly |date=November 6, 2018 |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of State |access-date=December 4, 2018 }}