The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:21(4.83% of 435)
2002 Representatives:19(4.37% of 435)
1990 Census:11,882,842 (4.78% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:12,300,670 (4.36% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):6,966,461
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):9,118,000
Capital:Harrisburg
Tuesday 21 May 2002 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in PENNSYLVANIA-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

Polls close: 8 PM Eastern Standard Time
(0100 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • PENNSYLVANIA is electing its Governor in 2002; this chair is an Open Chair, as incumbent Republican Mark Schweiker (who, as Lieutenant Governor, had succeeded to the office upon the resignation of Tom Ridge to become U.S. Director of Homeland Security) is not running for re-election .
  • PENNSYLVANIA is NOT electing either of its U.S. Senators in 2002.
  • PENNSYLVANIA is electing 19 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State lost two (2) House seats as a result of the 2000 Census.
  • There is one (1) House seat in PENNSYLVANIA for which incumbents will be running against one another in the General Election--
    new CD 17: Democrat Congressman Tim Holden [current CD 6] vs. Republican Congressman George Gekas [current CD 17]

Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

Incumbent Party District
[per 1990
Apportionment ]		 Reason for not
seeking re-election
Robert Borski Democrat CD # 3 voluntary retirement
William Coyne Democrat CD # 14 voluntary retirement
Frank Mascara Democrat CD # 20 lost primary for U.S. House

Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from PENNSYLVANIA in the 5 November 2002 General Election [NOTE—Districts are those per 2000 Apportionment ]:

  • CD 6
  • CD 18

Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in PENNSYLVANIA--

for U.S. House:

  • CD 14: incumbent Democrat Congressman Mike Doyle [current CD 14] is running unopposed.
 
Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors
Chair up for election Republican Governor Mark Schweiker
• Assumed office: 5 October 2001 upon the resignation of Tom Ridge.
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.
• Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat Ed Rendell
  Candidate Green Michael Morrill
  Candidate Libertarian Kenneth V. Krawchuk
  Candidate Republican Mike Fisher
• (Pennsylvania Attorney General)
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator Rick Santorum
• First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 3 Republican Senator Arlen Specter
• First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
10 Democrats (7 Renominated, 2 Open, 1 Lost);
11 Republicans (11 Renominated)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman Robert A. Brady
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Brady is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Democrat Congressman Chaka Fattah
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Fattah is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 3 Democrat Congressman Robert A. Borski
• Open Seat - Voluntary Retirement
CD 4 Republican Congressman Melissa Hart
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Hart is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Republican Congressman John E. Peterson
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Peterson is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
CD 6 Democrat Congressman Tim Holden
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Holden is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 17
CD 7 Republican Congressman Curt Weldon
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Weldon is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7
CD 8 Republican Congressman Jim Greenwood
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Greenwood is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8
CD 9 Republican Congressman Bill Shuster
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected 15 May 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Bud Shuster.
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Shuster is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9
CD 10 Republican Congressman Don Sherwood
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Sherwood is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 10
CD 11 Democrat Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Kanjorski is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 11
CD 12 Democrat Congressman John P. Murtha
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Murtha is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12
CD 13 Democrat Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Hoeffel is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 13
CD 14 Democrat Congressman William J. Coyne
• Open Seat - Voluntary Retirement
CD 15 Republican Congressman Pat Toomey
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Toomey is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 15
CD 16 Republican Congressman Joseph R. Pitts
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Pitts is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 16
CD 17 Republican Congressman George W. Gekas
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Gekas is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 17. He lost the election to Congressman Tim Holden (current CD #6).
CD 18 Democrat Congressman Mike Doyle
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Doyle is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 14
CD 19 Republican Congressman Todd Platts
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Platts is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 19
CD 20 Democrat Congressman Frank Mascara
• Lost Primary - 21 May 2002
 Congressman Mascara was a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12. He lost his bid for renomination to Congressman John P. Murtha (old CD # 12).
CD 21 Republican Congressman Phil English
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman English is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Robert A. Brady
  Candidate Green Mike Ewall
  Candidate Republican Marie G. Delany
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Chaka Fattah
  Candidate Republican Thomas G. Dougherty
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Green AnnDrea M. Benson
  Elected Republican Congressman Phil English
• (incumbent CD 21)
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Stevan Drobac, Jr.
  Elected Republican Congressman Melissa Hart
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Libertarian Martin A. Thomas
  Elected Republican Congressman John E. Peterson
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democrat Dan Wofford
  Elected Republican Jim Gerlach
CD 7
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Peter A. Lennon
  Elected Republican Congressman Curt Weldon
CD 8
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Timothy T. Reece
  Elected Republican Congressman Jim Greenwood
CD 9
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat John R. Henry
  Elected Republican Congressman Bill Shuster
CD 10
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Green Kurt J. Shotko
  Elected Republican Congressman Don Sherwood
CD 11
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski
  Candidate Reform Thomas J. "Tom" McLaughlin
  Candidate Republican Louis J. Barletta
CD 12
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman John P. Murtha
  Candidate Republican Bill Choby
CD 13
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Constitution John P. McDerrmott
  Elected Democrat Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel
  Candidate Republican Melissa Brown
CD 14
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democrat Congressman Mike Doyle
• (incumbent CD 18)
CD 15
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Edward J. O'Brien
  Elected Republican Congressman Pat Toomey
CD 16
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Constitution Kenneth Brenneman
  Candidate Green Will Todd
  Elected Republican Congressman Joseph R. Pitts
CD 17
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Incumbents running against one another **
  Elected Democrat Congressman Tim Holden
• (incumbent CD 6)
  Candidate Republican Congressman George W. Gekas
• (incumbent CD 17)
CD 18
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democrat Jack Machek
  Elected Republican Tim Murphy
CD 19
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Green Ben Price
  Candidate Libertarian Michael L. "Mickey" Paoletta
  Elected Republican Congressman Todd Platts
 

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