Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2006

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Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 16, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

## Qualifications[edit]

Under Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution, Senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and Representatives twenty-one years of age. They shall have been citizens and inhabitants of their respective districts one year next before their election (unless absent on the public business of the United States or of this State) and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Pennsylvania in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year  | Number of candidates  | Total contributions

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2012  | 55  | $26,589,797
2010  | 53  | $20,772,005
2008  | 65  | $29,456,144
2006  | 63  | $22,233,800
2004  | 52  | $18,023,643
2002  | 53  | $19,135,990
2000  | 49  | $10,724,732

During the 2006 election, the total contributions to the 63 Senate candidates was $22,233,800. The top 10 contributors were:[2]

2006 Donors, Pennsylvania State Senate

Donor  | Amount
Pennsylvania Republican Party  | $1,256,608
Pennsylvania Democratic Party  | $718,713
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania  | $346,467
Wheaton, Heidi F  | $334,823
Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association  | $300,975
Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters & Joiners  | $254,440
Morris, Shannon M  | $200,000
Pennsylvania Education Association  | $192,430
Democratic State Senate Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania  | $191,700
Pennsylvania Future Fund  | $175,550

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 2[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Christine M. Tartaglione: 44,066
Christopher Morris: 8,283

### District 4[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Leanna M. Washington: 77,396
Ron Holt: 14,523

### District 6[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Paul Lang: 41,685
Robert Tommy Tomlinson: 47,772

### District 8[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidate:

Anthony H. Williams: 58,053

### District 10[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Chris Serpico: 48,951
Chuck McIlhinney: 52,060

### District 12[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Jeff Albert: 42,257
Stewart J. Greenleaf: 56,935

### District 14[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidate:

Raphael J. Musto: 53,087

### District 16[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Richard J. Orloski: 32,788
Pat Browne: 38,764

### District 18[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Lisa Boscola: 51,599
Bonnie L. Dodge: 20,714

### District 20[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Robert G. McNamara: 32,148
Lisa Baker: 46,943

### District 22[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidate:

Robert J. Mellow: 71,141

### District 24[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Dave Wilsey: 37,179
Robert C. Wonderling: 48,310

### District 26[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Michael T. Farrell: 46,641
Edwin B. Erickson: 50,986

### District 28[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

Green Party candidate:

* Edward W. Gately a

November 7 General election candidate:

J.P. Kurish: 24,050
Mike Waugh: 52,442

Edward W. Gately: 2,637

### District 30[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Greg Morris: 27,106
John H. Eichelberger: 45,607

### District 32[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Richard A. Kasunic: 45,425
Ronald L. Gallo: 21,302

### District 34[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

Independent candidate:

* Robert J. Cash a

Libertarian Party candidate:

* Thomas A. Martin a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jon Eich: 30,025
Jacob D. Corman: 43,028
Robert J. Cash: 1,590
Thomas A. Martin: 2,140

### District 36[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Jason A. Leisey: 26,896
Michael W. Brubaker: 51,145

### District 38[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

Constitution Party candidate:

* Joseph Murphy a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jim Ferlo: 57,195
Joseph Murphy: 10,718

### District 40[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

Constitution Party candidate:

* Christopher M. Graham a

November 7 General election candidates:

Jane Clare Orie: 77,566
Christopher M. Graham: 14,029

### District 42[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidate:

Wayne Fontana: 60,634

### District 44[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Dan Weand: 38,768
John Rafferty: 49,798

### District 46[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidate:

Barry J. Stout: 61,511

### District 48[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

John R. Liss: 31,442
Mike Folmer: 54,425

### District 50[edit]

May 16 Democratic primary:

May 16 GOP primary:

November 7 General election candidates:

Art Allen: 35,854
Bob Robbins: 41,302

## See also[edit]

* Pennsylvania State Senate
* Pennsylvania State Legislature

## External links[edit]

* Pennsylvania Secretary of State 2006 General Election Results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Follow the Money, Pennsylvania
2. ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania State Senate 2006 Campaign Contributions"

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Current members of the Pennsylvania State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jake Corman

Senators

District 1

Nikil Saval (D)

District 2

Christine Tartaglione (D)

District 3

Sharif Street (D)

District 4

Art Haywood (D)

District 5

Jimmy Dillon (D)

District 6

Robert Tomlinson (R)

District 7

Vincent Hughes (D)

District 8

Anthony Williams (D)

District 9

John Kane (D)

District 10

Steve Santarsiero (D)

District 11

Judy Schwank (D)

District 12

Maria Collett (D)

District 13

Scott Martin (R)

District 14

John Yudichak (I)

District 15

John DiSanto (R)

District 16

Pat Browne (R)

District 17

Amanda Cappelletti (D)

District 18

Lisa Boscola (D)

District 19

Carolyn Comitta (D)

District 20

Lisa Baker (R)

District 21

Scott Hutchinson (R)

District 22

Martin Flynn (D)

District 23

Gene Yaw (R)

District 24

Bob Mensch (R)

District 25

Cris Dush (R)

District 26

Timothy Kearney (D)

District 27

John Gordner (R)

District 28

Kristin Phillips-Hill (R)

District 29

David Argall (R)

District 30

Judith Ward (R)

District 31

Mike Regan (R)

District 32

Patrick Stefano (R)

District 33

Doug Mastriano (R)

District 34

Jake Corman (R)

District 35

Wayne Langerholc (R)

District 36

Ryan Aument (R)

District 37

Devlin Robinson (R)

District 38

Lindsey Williams (D)

District 39

Kim Ward (R)

District 40

Mario Scavello (R)

District 41

Joe Pittman (R)

District 42

Wayne Fontana (D)

District 43

Jay Costa (D)

District 44

Katie Muth (D)

District 45

James Brewster (D)

District 46

Camera Bartolotta (R)

District 47

Elder Vogel (R)

District 48

Chris Gebhard (R)

District 49

Daniel Laughlin (R)

District 50

Michele Brooks (R)

Republican Party (28)

Democratic Party (21)

Independent (1)