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.
Districting
Presidential elections
Below is a table of the last ten presidential elections in Pennsylvania, and national electoral college results.
| Vote in Pennsylvania | National vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Candidate | Year | Candidate |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | 1980 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 1984 | Ronald Reagan |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush | 1988 | George H. W. Bush |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton | 1992 | Bill Clinton |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton | 1996 | Bill Clinton |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 2000 | George W. Bush |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 2004 | George W. Bush |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 2008 | Barack Obama |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 2012 | Barack Obama |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | 2016 | Donald Trump |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 2020 | Joe Biden |
United States congressional delegation elections
United States Senate elections
Class I Senate elections
The five most recent elections:
- 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 1994 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Class III Senate elections
The five most recent elections:
- 2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 1998 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
- 1992 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
United States House of Representatives elections
The twelve most recent elections:
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Gubernatorial elections
| 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:
- 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 2010 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 1990 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
- 1982 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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:
- 2020 Pennsylvania Senate election
- 2018 Pennsylvania Senate election
- 2016 Pennsylvania Senate election
- 2014 Pennsylvania Senate election
- 2012 Pennsylvania Senate election
House of Representatives
The five most recent elections:
- 2020 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
- 2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
- 2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
- 2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
- 2012 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
See also
- Electoral reform in Pennsylvania
- Political party strength in Pennsylvania
- Politics of Pennsylvania
- 2020 Pennsylvania elections
References
- ^ Leip, David. "General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
External links
- Voting and Elections at the Pennsylvania Department of State official website
- Pennsylvania at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Pennsylvania", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Pennsylvania: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Pennsylvania 2019 & 2020 Elections", Followthemoney.org. (Also: 1995 & 1996, 1997 & 1998, 1999 & 2000, 2001 & 2002, 2003 & 2004, 2005 & 2006, 2007 & 2008, 2009 & 2010, 2011 & 2012, 2013 & 2014, 2015 & 2016, 2017 & 2018).
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Pennsylvania elections
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020