2024 Pennsylvania Senate election

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 5, 2024, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2024 will begin when the Senate convenes in January 2025. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years.[1] The election will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, and elections to the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

2024 Pennsylvania Senate election

November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)

All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Kim Ward Jay Costa
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04)
Leader's seat 39th district 43rd district
Last election 28 22
Current seats 28 22
Seats needed 3

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     No election



Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (30 years).

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 45: Jim Brewster is retiring[2]

Republicans

  1. District 15: John DiSanto is retiring[3]
  2. District 31: Mike Regan is retiring[4]

Primary elections

    Source:[10]

    General election

    Predictions

    Source Ranking As of
    CNalysis[11] Likely R February 29, 2024

    Overview

    Statewide Outlook
    Affiliation Candidates Votes % Seats before Seats up Seats won Seats after
    Republican 20 28
    Democratic 17 22
    Independent 0
    Libertarian 0
    Total 50

    District breakdown

    District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes  %
    1 Democratic Nikil Saval Running
    3 Democratic Sharif Street Running
    5 Democratic Jimmy Dillon Running
    7 Democratic Vincent Hughes Running
    9 Democratic John I. Kane Running
    11 Democratic Judy Schwank Running
    13 Republican Scott Martin Running
    15 Republican John DiSanto Retiring[3]
    17 Democratic Amanda Cappelletti Running
    19 Democratic Carolyn Comitta Running
    21 Republican Scott Hutchinson Running
    23 Republican Eugene Yaw Running
    25 Republican Cris Dush Running
    27 Republican Lynda Schlegel Culver Running
    29 Republican Dave Argall Running
    31 Republican Mike Regan Retiring[4]
    33 Republican Doug Mastriano Running
    35 Republican Wayne Langerholc Running
    37 Republican Devlin Robinson Running
    39 Republican Kim Ward Running
    41 Republican Joe Pittman Running
    43 Democratic Jay Costa Running
    45 Democratic Jim Brewster Retiring[2]
    47 Republican Elder Vogel Running
    49 Republican Dan Laughlin Running

    See also

    References

      1. Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Members of the Senate". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
      2. Deto, Ryan (January 10, 2024). "State Sen. Jim Brewster retiring at end of 2024". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
      3. Ulrich, Steve (December 8, 2023). "SD-15: DiSanto Says He Will Not Seek Reelection". PoliticsPA.
      4. Owens, Dennis (January 2, 2024). "Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Regan not seeking re-election". WHTM-TV.
      5. "2024 Presidential Primary Election Results | State Senator 15". Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
      6. "DEM SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 45". Allegheny County, PA 2024 General Primary. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
      7. "SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - DISTRICT 49 (DEMOCRATIC)". Erie County, PA 2024 General Primary Election. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
      8. "Summary Results Report 2024 General Primary April 23, 2024 STATISTICS Berks County" (PDF). Berks County, Pennsylvania. May 13, 2024. p. 10. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
      9. "REP SENATOR IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 45". Allegheny County, PA 2024 General Primary. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
      10. "2024 Presidential Primary (Official Returns)". electionreturns.pa.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
      11. "24 PA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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