Pennsylvania 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2020 General Election

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Pennsylvania
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Tuesday 18 February 2020 - Filing Deadline: Primary .
✓ Tuesday 2 June 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC).
✓ Monday 3 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	12,734,905	(4.11% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	20	(3.72% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	18	(4.14% of 435)
Capital:	Harrisburg

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

15 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, election officials have reminded voters that they may vote by absentee ballot.

27 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor Tom Wolf signed SB 422 which moves the statewide and Presidential Primaries from 28 April to 2 June.

In Pennsylvania Special Elections, there are no primaries. Local party delegates pick their nominees.

2020 Important Dates and Upcoming Elections from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Presidential Primary Election from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

2 June 2020 Primary results and results from a media source.

2 June 2020 Primary returns from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

General Election Candidate Database from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

General Election returns from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 20 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (3, 4 write-ins)

		Democratic	3,458,229	50.01%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (20 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	3,377,674	48.84%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	79,380	1.15%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Scattering			Scattering • Unofficially, the write-in tally is 6,423.

		Write-in; (American Solidarity)			Brian T. Carroll • for Vice President: Amar Patel • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Green)			Howie Gresham Hawkins • The Pennsylvania state elections office tallied 1,282 write-ins votes. • FEC P00012211
		Write-in			Shawn W. Howard • for Vice President: Alyssa C. Howard • FEC P00011189; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,386; Dsb $3,281
Total			6,915,283	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.* • FEC S6PA00217

Class 3		Republican	Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 6 October 2020: "I will not be running for reelection in 2022 and ... will not be running for governor ... I will serve out the remainder of my term."
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic			former Brighton, Alabama Mayor Brandaun Lefred Dean • Exploratory • FEC S2PA00299
		Democratic			John David McGuigan • FEC S2PA00307

		Alliance Party			Darcy Richardson

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	24 February 2016: Governor Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf Announced that he has prostate cancer which was detected early and is treatable.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor John K. Fetterman • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 9 Republican (9 Renominated); 9 Democratic (9 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Brian K. Fitzpatrick • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	249,804	56.56%	Member of Congress Brian K. Fitzpatrick • FEC H6PA08277; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,233,221; Dsb $4,255,030

		Democratic	191,875	43.44%	Ivyland Borough Councilmember Christina M. "Chris" Finello • FEC H0PA01325; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,371,726; Dsb $2,339,164
Total			441,679	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Brendan F. Boyle • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	198,140	72.54%	Member of Congress Brendan F. Boyle • FEC H4PA13199; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,535,210; Dsb $730,319

		Republican	75,022	27.46%	David Torres • FEC H8PA02110
Total			273,162	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Dwight Evans • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a concurrent Special and General Election: 8 November 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	341,708	91.03%	Member of Congress Dwight Evans • FEC H6PA02171; 23 Nov 20; Tot $942,342; Dsb $741,112

		Republican	33,671	8.97%	Michael Harvey • FEC H0PA03347
Total			375,379	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Madeleine Dean Cunnane • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - aka Madeleine Dean
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	264,637	59.53%	Member of Congress Madeleine Dean Cunnane • FEC H8PA04116; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,561,498; Dsb $1,102,792

		Republican	179,926	40.47%	Kathy Barnette • FEC H0PA04279; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,016,834; Dsb $877,222
Total			444,563	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Mary Gay Scanlon • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a concurrent General and Special Election: 6 November 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	255,743	64.70%	Member of Congress Mary Gay Scanlon • FEC H8PA07200; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,460,020; Dsb $1,326,920

		Republican	139,552	35.30%	Dasha Yermakova Pruett • FEC H0PA05094; 23 Nov 20; Tot $108,196; Dsb $77,758
Total			395,295	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	226,440	56.05%	Member of Congress Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan • FEC H8PA06087; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,549,995; Dsb $1,325,578

		Republican	177,526	43.95%	John Williams Emmons • FEC H0PA06167; 23 Nov 20; Tot $800,985; Dsb $789,431
Total			403,966	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Susan Ellis Wild • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a concurrent General and Special Election: 6 November 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	195,475	51.87%	Member of Congress Susan Ellis Wild • FEC H8PA15229; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,595,157; Dsb $4,529,069

		Republican	181,407	48.13%	former Lehigh County Commissioner Lisa Scheller • FEC H0PA07132; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,740,779; Dsb $3,661,738
Total			376,882	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	178,004	51.78%	Member of Congress Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright • FEC H2PA17079; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,916,704; Dsb $4,137,427

		Republican	165,783	48.22%	James Rocco "Jim" Bognet • FEC H0PA08221; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,532,489; Dsb $1,378,964
Total			343,787	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Member of Congress Daniel Philip "Dan" Meuser • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	232,988	66.33%	Member of Congress Daniel Philip "Dan" Meuser • FEC H8PA10147; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,070,555; Dsb $890,481

		Democratic	118,266	33.67%	Gary Steven Wegman • FEC H6PA16338; 31 Dec 20; Tot $215,079; Dsb $213,640
Total			351,254	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Member of Congress Scott G. Perry • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	208,896	53.31%	Member of Congress Scott G. Perry • FEC H2PA04135; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,014,262; Dsb $3,883,500

		Democratic	182,938	46.69%	Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale • FEC H0PA10110; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,537,166; Dsb $4,451,111
Total			391,834	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Member of Congress Lloyd K. Smucker • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	241,915	63.12%	Member of Congress Lloyd K. Smucker • FEC H6PA16320; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,344,591; Dsb $627,359

		Democratic	141,325	36.88%	Sarah E. Hammond • FEC H0PA11183; 23 Nov 20; Tot $28,592; Dsb $22,810
Total			383,240	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Member of Congress Frederick B. "Fred" Keller • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a Special Election: 21 May 2019 [re: resignation of Member of Congress Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	241,035	70.84%	Member of Congress Frederick B. "Fred" Keller • FEC H0PA12181; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,555,585; Dsb $1,064,191

		Democratic	99,199	29.16%	Lee Griffin • FEC H0PA12199; 23 Nov 20; Tot $62,072; Dsb $60,156

		Write-in; (Libertarian)			Elizabeth "Liz" Terwilliger • FEC H0PA12207; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,171; Dsb $5,910
Total			340,234	100.00%
	17 January 2019: Member of Congress Thomas Anthony "Tom" Marino (Republican), who was first elected in 2010, announced his resignation effective 23 January. "Having spent over two decades serving the public, I have chosen to take a position in the private sector ...." 21 May 2019: State Representative Fred Keller (Republican) is elected in a Special Election.

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13		Republican	Member of Congress John Joyce • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	267,789	73.49%	Member of Congress John Joyce • FEC H8PA13125; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,135,914; Dsb $441,520

		Democratic	96,612	26.51%	Raymond Todd "Todd" Rowley • FEC H0PA13114; 23 Nov 20; Tot $60,343; Dsb $65,412
Total			364,401	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Member of Congress Guy L. Reschenthaler • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First Elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	241,688	64.69%	Member of Congress Guy L. Reschenthaler • FEC H8PA18199; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,246,783; Dsb $1,504,645

		Democratic	131,895	35.31%	William A. "Bill" Marx, III • FEC H0PA14138; 23 Nov 20; Tot $60,338; Dsb $45,121
Total			373,583	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 15		Republican	Member of Congress Glenn William "G.T." Thompson, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	255,058	73.46%	Member of Congress Glenn William "G.T." Thompson, Jr. • FEC H8PA05071; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,720,958; Dsb $1,788,045

		Democratic	92,156	26.54%	Robert M. Williams • FEC H0PA15127
Total			347,214	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Member of Congress George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	210,088	59.34%	Member of Congress George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr. • FEC H0PA03271; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,297,766; Dsb $1,324,415

		Democratic	143,962	40.66%	Kristy Marie Gnibus • FEC H0PA16034; 23 Nov 20; Tot $593,635; Dsb $582,140
Total			354,050	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 17		Democratic	Member of Congress Conor James Lamb • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a Special Election 13 March 2018 [re: resignation of Member of Congress Timothy "Tim" Murphy (Republican) on 21 October 2017]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	222,253	51.15%	Member of Congress Conor James Lamb • FEC H8PA18181; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,021,424; Dsb $3,397,846

		Republican	212,284	48.85%	Richard Sean "Sean" Parnell • FEC H0PA17115; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,845,075; Dsb $3,631,473
Total			434,537	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 18		Democratic	Member of Congress Michael F. "Mike" Doyle • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	266,084	69.25%	Member of Congress Michael F. "Mike" Doyle • FEC H4PA18131; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,009,127; Dsb $977,830

		Republican	118,163	30.75%	Luke Edison Negron • FEC H0PA18113; 23 Nov 20; Tot $64,885; Dsb $58,438
Total			384,247	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Democratic	Attorney General Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Democratic	3,461,472	50.85%	Attorney General Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro

		Republican	3,153,831	46.33%	former Allegheny County Councilmember Heather S. Heidelbaugh

		Libertarian	120,489	1.77%	Daniel "Dan" Wassmer

		Green	70,804	1.04%	Richard L. Weiss
Total			6,806,596	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 terms

		Democratic	Treasurer Joseph M. "Joe" Torsella • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	3,291,877	48.68%	Stacy L. Garrity

		Democratic	3,239,331	47.91%	Treasurer Joseph M. "Joe" Torsella

		Libertarian	148,614	2.20%	Joe Soloski

		Green	81,984	1.21%	Timothy "Tim" Runkle
Total			6,761,806	100.00%

Auditor General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

Open		Democratic	Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - At term limit. Running for U.S. Congress CD 10 in 2020. 4 August 2020: Received his party's nomination for U.S. Congress CD 10. 3 November 2020: Lost the U.S. Congress CD 10 contest.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican	3,338,009	49.44%	Dauphin County Comptroller Timothy L. "Tim" DeFoor

		Democratic	3,129,131	46.35%	Nilofer "Nina" Ahmad

		Libertarian	205,929	3.05%	Jennifer Lynn Moore

		Green	78,588	1.16%	Olivia Faison
Total			6,751,657	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 15 incumbents, 25 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 22 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Alliance Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 1 candidate
	• Write-in: 4 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.