The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 27 April 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:21(3.90% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:19(4.37% of 435)
2000 Census:12,300,670 (4.36% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):9,155,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):7,781,997
Capital:Harrisburg
Tuesday 27 April 2004 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

PENNSYLVANIA Election Returns from an official source

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 21 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Democrat 2,938,095 50.92% Senator John Kerry
(21 Electoral Votes)
• Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Republican 2,793,847 48.42% President George W. Bush
• Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Libertarian 21,185 0.37% Michael Badnarik
• Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate Green 6,319 0.11% David Keith Cobb
• Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Constitution 6,318 0.11% Michael Anthony Peroutka
• Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Write-In 2,656 0.05% Ralph Nader
  Candidate --scatter-- 1,170 0.02% Scattered
Total 5,769,590 100.00%  
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th 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
Seat up for election		   Republican   Senator Arlen Specter
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998; re-elected: 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 2,925,080 52.62% Senator Arlen Specter
  Candidate Democrat 2,334,126 41.99% Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel
• Congressman Hoeffel represents CD 13
  Candidate Constitution 220,056 3.96% James N. Clymer
  Candidate Libertarian 79,263 1.43% Betsy Summers
  Candidate --scatter-- 580 0.01% Scattered
Total 5,559,105 100.00%  
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
    Democrat   Governor Ed Rendell
• First elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor
    Democrat   Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democrats (6 Renominated, 1 Open);
12 Republicans (10 Renominated, 2 Open)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Robert A. Brady
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 214,462 86.27% Congressman Robert A. Brady
  Candidate Republican 33,266 13.38% Deborah L. Williams
  Candidate Independent 857 0.34% Christopher Randolph
  Candidate --scatter-- 2 0.00% Scattered
Total 248,587 100.00%  
CD 2
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Chaka Fattah
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 253,226 88.04% Congressman Chaka Fattah
  Candidate Republican 34,411 11.96% Stewart Bolno
  Candidate --scatter-- 0 0.00% Scattered
Total 287,637 100.00%  
CD 3
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Phil English
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 166,580 60.07% Congressman Phil English
  Candidate Democrat 110,684 39.91% Steven Porter
  Candidate --scatter-- 59 0.02% Scattered
Total 277,323 100.00%  
CD 4
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Melissa Hart
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 204,329 63.08% Congressman Melissa Hart
  Candidate Democrat 116,303 35.90% Stevan Drobac, Jr.
  Candidate American HealthCare 3,285 1.01% Steven B. Larchuk
  Candidate --scatter-- 28 0.01% Scattered
Total 323,945 100.00%  
CD 5
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman John E. Peterson
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 192,852 87.98% Congressman John E. Peterson
  Candidate Libertarian 26,239 11.97% Thomas A. Martin
  Candidate --scatter-- 107 0.05% Scattered
Total 219,198 100.00%  
CD 6
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Jim Gerlach
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 160,348 51.00% Congressman Jim Gerlach
  Candidate Democrat 153,977 48.98% Lois Murphy
  Candidate --scatter-- 61 0.02% Scattered
Total 314,386 100.00%  
CD 7
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Curt Weldon
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 196,556 58.75% Congressman Curt Weldon
  Candidate Democrat 134,932 40.33% Paul Scoles
  Candidate Libertarian 3,039 0.91% David Jahn
  Candidate --scatter-- 20 0.01% Scattered
Total 334,547 100.00%  
CD 8
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Jim Greenwood
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Announced retirement on 22 July 2004. No longer a candidate for relection.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 183,229 55.31% Michael G. "Mike" Fitzpatrick
• Nominated by Convention 12 August 2004 as a replacement candidate for Congressman Greenwood.
  Candidate Democrat 143,427 43.30% Virginia Waters Schrader
  Candidate Libertarian 3,710 1.12% Arthur L. Farnsworth
  Candidate Constitution 898 0.27% Erich Lukas
  Candidate --scatter-- 12 0.00% Scattered
Total 331,276 100.00%  
 Congressman James C. Greenwood was renominated by primary on 27 April 2004. On 22 July 2004 the Congressman announced his retirement effective 5 January 2005 and is no longer a candidate for re-election. Mr. Greenwood has accepted an offer to become President of BIO (the Biotechnology Industry Organization).
CD 9
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Bill Shuster
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected 15 May 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Bud Shuster.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 - Primary
  Elected Republican 184,320 69.48% Congressman Bill Shuster
  Candidate Democrat 80,787 30.45% Paul I. Politis
  Candidate --scatter-- 165 0.06% Scattered
Total 265,272 100.00%  
CD 10
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Don Sherwood
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 191,967 92.81% Congressman Don Sherwood
  Candidate Constitution 14,805 7.16% Veronica A. Hannevig
  Candidate --scatter-- 67 0.03% Scattered
Total 206,839 100.00%  
CD 11
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 171,147 94.41% Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski
  Candidate Constitution 10,105 5.57% Kenneth C. Brenneman
  Candidate --scatter-- 33 0.02% Scattered
Total 181,285 100.00%  
CD 12
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman John P. Murtha
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democrat 204,504 99.90% Congressman John P. Murtha
  Candidate --scatter-- 206 0.10% Scattered
Total 204,710 100.00%  
CD 13
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Running for Senate in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 171,763 55.74% Allyson Schwartz
  Candidate Republican 127,205 41.28% Melissa Brown
  Candidate Constitution 5,291 1.72% John P. McDermott
  Candidate Libertarian 3,865 1.25% Chuck Moulton
  Candidate --scatter-- 0 0.00% Scattered
Total 308,124 100.00%  
CD 14
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Mike Doyle
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democrat 220,139 99.93% Congressman Mike Doyle
  Candidate --scatter-- 160 0.07% Scattered
Total 220,299 100.00%  
CD 15
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Pat Toomey
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Ran for, but lost, the nomination for Senate in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 170,634 58.61% Charles W. Dent
  Candidate Democrat 114,646 39.38% Joe Driscoll
  Candidate Libertarian 3,660 1.26% Richard J. Piotrowski
  Candidate Green 2,194 0.75% Greta Browne
  Candidate --scatter-- 13 0.00% Scattered
Total 291,147 100.00%  
CD 16
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Joseph R. Pitts
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 183,620 64.36% Congressman Joseph R. Pitts
  Candidate Democrat 98,410 34.49% Lois K. Herr
  Candidate Green 3,269 1.15% William Robert Hagen
  Candidate --scatter-- 14 0.00% Scattered
Total 285,313 100.00%  
CD 17
Seat up for election		   Democrat   Congressman Tim Holden
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 172,412 59.09% Congressman Tim Holden
  Candidate Republican 113,592 38.93% Scott Paterno
  Candidate Libertarian 5,782 1.98% Russ Diamond
  Candidate --scatter-- 7 0.00% Scattered
Total 291,793 100.00%  
CD 18
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Tim Murphy
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 197,894 62.76% Congressman Tim Murphy
  Candidate Democrat 117,420 37.24% Mark G. Boles
  Candidate --scatter-- 28 0.01% Scattered
Total 315,342 100.00%  
CD 19
Seat up for election		   Republican   Congressman Todd Platts
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 224,274 91.45% Congressman Todd Platts
  Candidate Green 8,890 3.62% Charles J. Steel
  Candidate Libertarian 8,456 3.45% Michael Mickey Paoletta
  Candidate Constitution 3,474 1.42% Lester B. Searer
  Candidate --scatter-- 157 0.06% Scattered
Total 245,251 100.00%  
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 terms
Seat up for election   Republican   Attorney General Gerald "Jerry" Pappert
• Became acting Attorney General 15 December 2003 (upon Attorney General Mike Fisher's resignation). Appointed: 2 February 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Open Seat
  Elected Republican 2,720,718 50.26% Tom Corbett
  Candidate Democrat 2,621,927 48.43% Jim Eisenhower
  Candidate Green 70,624 1.30% Marakay J. Rogers
  Candidate --scatter-- 271 0.01% Scattered
Total 5,413,540 100.00%  
 Jerry Pappert took the oath of office as Pennsylvania Attorney General on 2 February 2004. Pappert had been Acting Attorney General since 15 December 2003, when Attorney General Mike Fisher was sworn-in as a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Fisher was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000. Mr. Pappert was nominated by Governor Ed Rendell and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on 20 January 2004.
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 terms
Seat up for election   Democrat   Treasurer Barbara Hafer
• First elected: 1996 (as a Republican); re-elected: 2000; switched to Democrat 12/2003
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Open Seat - At term limit
  Elected Democrat 3,353,489 61.26% Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
  Candidate Republican 1,997,951 36.50% Jean Craige Pepper
  Candidate Libertarian 61,238 1.12% Darryl W. Perry
  Candidate Green 40,740 0.74% Paul Teese
  Candidate Constitution 20,406 0.37% Max Lampenfeld
  Candidate --scatter-- 230 0.00% Scattered
Total 5,474,054 100.00%  
Auditor General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election   Democrat   Auditor General Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• Open Seat - Running for Treasurer in 2004
  Elected Democrat 2,786,909 52.06% Jack Wagner
  Candidate Republican 2,430,648 45.41% Joe Peters
  Candidate Green 53,716 1.00% Ben G. Price
  Candidate Libertarian 52,869 0.99% Berlie R. Etzel, Jr.
  Candidate Constitution 28,776 0.54% Leonard E. Ritchey
  Candidate --scatter-- 238 0.00% Scattered
Total 5,353,156 100.00%  
 

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