Elections in Pennsylvania

Elections in Pennsylvania establish the governor and Pennsylvania General Assembly, including the senate and house of representatives. Presidential elections are held every four years in Pennsylvania.

Elections in Pennsylvania
Federal government
U.S. President
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2004
2008
2016
2020
Republican
2008
2020
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
State government
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Auditor General
State Treasurer
State Senate
State House of Representatives
Elections by year
State elections
Philadelphia
Mayoral elections
City Council elections
Other municipal elections
Pittsburgh
Mayors
Allentown
Mayors
Lancaster
Mayors
Harrisburg
Mayors
Government

In a 2020 study, Pennsylvania was ranked by the Election Law Journal as the 19th hardest state for citizens to vote in.[1]

Districting
Main article: Redistricting in Pennsylvania

Presidential elections
Main article: List of United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania

Below is a table of the last eleven presidential elections in Pennsylvania, as well as national electoral college results.

Vote in PennsylvaniaNational vote
YearCandidateYearCandidate
1980Ronald Reagan1980Ronald Reagan
1984Ronald Reagan1984Ronald Reagan
1988George H. W. Bush1988George H. W. Bush
1992Bill Clinton1992Bill Clinton
1996Bill Clinton1996Bill Clinton
2000Al Gore2000George W. Bush
2004John Kerry2004George W. Bush
2008Barack Obama2008Barack Obama
2012Barack Obama2012Barack Obama
2016Donald Trump2016Donald Trump
2020Joe Biden2020Joe Biden

United States congressional delegation elections
Main article: United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania

United States Senate elections
Main article: List of United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania

Class I Senate elections

The five most recent elections:

Class III Senate elections

The five most recent elections:

United States House of Representatives elections

The twelve most recent elections:

Gubernatorial elections
Main articles: List of Pennsylvania gubernatorial elections and List of Governors of Pennsylvania
Gubernatorial election results[2]
Year Democratic Republican
1950 48.3% 1,710,355 50.7% 1,796,119
1954 53.7% 1,996,266 46.2% 1,717,070
1958 50.8% 2,024,852 48.9% 1,948,769
1962 44.3% 1,938,627 55.3% 2,424,918
1966 46.1% 1,868,719 52.1% 2,110,349
1970 55.2% 2,043,029 41.7% 1,542,854
1974 53.7% 1,878,252 45.1% 1,578,917
1978 46.4% 1,737,888 52.5% 1,996,042
1982 48.1% 1,772,353 50.8% 1,872,784
1986 50.4% 1,717,484 48.4% 1,638,268
1990 67.7% 2,065,244 32.4% 987,516
1994 39.9% 1,430,099 45.4% 1,627,976
1998 31.0% 938,745 57.4% 1,736,844
2002 53.4% 1,913,235 44.4% 1,589,408
2006 60.3% 2,470,517 39.6% 1,622,135
2010 45.5% 1,814,788 54.5% 2,172,763
2014 54.9% 1,920,355 45.1% 1,575,511
2018 57.8% 2,850,210 40.7% 2,015,266

The ten most recent elections:

Pennsylvania General Assembly elections

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is a bicameral legislature, consisting of the Pennsylvania State Senate (the upper house) and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (lower house).

Senate

The five most recent elections:

House of Representatives

The five most recent elections:

See also

References
  1. Schraufnagel, Scot; Pomante II, Michael J.; Li, Quan (15 Dec 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. Leip, David. "General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
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