Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2008

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Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 4, 2008, with even-numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2008 will run from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2013.^{[citation needed]} Necessary primary elections were held on April 22, 2008.^[1]

[edit] General Elections

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate
1	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	retiring	Democratic	Larry Farnese
1	Democratic	Vincent J. Fumo	retiring	Republican	Jack Morley
3	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	running for re-election	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen
3	Democratic	Shirley M. Kitchen	running for re-election	Republican	Robert Nix
5	Democratic	Mike Stack	running for re-election	Democratic	Mike Stack
5	Democratic	Mike Stack	running for re-election	Republican	John Farley
7	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	running for re-election	Democratic	Vincent Hughes
7	Democratic	Vincent Hughes	running for re-election	Republican	Marc Perry
9	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	running for re-election	Republican	Dominic F. Pileggi
9	Republican	Dominic Pileggi	running for re-election	Democratic	John Linder
11	Democratic	Michael A. O'Pake	running for re-election	Democratic	Michael A. O'Pake
11	Democratic	Michael A. O'Pake	running for re-election	Republican	Stephen Fuhs
13	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	retiring	Republican	Lloyd Smucker
13	Republican	Gibson E. Armstrong	retiring	Democratic	Jose Urdaneta
15	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	running for re-election	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola
15	Republican	Jeffrey E. Piccola	running for re-election	Democratic	Judy Hirsch
17	Democratic	Connie Williams	retiring	Democratic	Daylin Leach
17	Democratic	Connie Williams	retiring	Republican	Lance Rogers
19	Democratic	Andrew Dinniman	running for re-election	Democratic	Andrew Dinniman
19	Democratic	Andrew Dinniman	running for re-election	Republican	Steven Kantrowitz
21	Republican	Mary Jo White	running for re-election	Republican	Mary Jo White
23	Republican	Roger A. Madigan	retiring	Republican	Eugene Yaw
23	Republican	Roger A. Madigan	retiring	Democratic	Louis Casimir
25	Republican	Joseph B. Scarnati III	running for re-election	Republican	Joseph B. Scarnati III
25	Republican	Joseph B. Scarnati III	running for re-election	Democratic	Donald Hilliard
27	Republican	John R. Gordner	running for re-election	Republican	John R. Gordner
29	Republican	James J. Rhoades	running for re-election	Republican	James J. Rhoades
29	Republican	James J. Rhoades	running for re-election	Democratic	Peter J. Symons
31	Republican	Patricia H. Vance	running for re-election	Republican	Patricia H. Vance
31	Republican	Patricia H. Vance	running for re-election	Democratic	Susan Kiskis
33	Republican	Terry Punt	retiring	Republican	Richard Alloway
35	Democratic	John N. Wozniak	running for re-election	Democratic	John N. Wozniak
37	Republican	John Pippy	running for re-election	Republican	John Pippy
37	Republican	John Pippy	running for re-election	Democratic	Amy Jude Schmotzer
39	Republican	Bob Regola	running for re-election	Republican	Bob Regola
39	Republican	Bob Regola	running for re-election	Democratic	Terry Bompiani
41	Republican	Don White	running for re-election	Republican	Don White
43	Democratic	Jay Costa, Jr.	running for re-election	Democratic	Jay Costa, Jr.
45	Democratic	Sean F. Logan	running for re-election	Democratic	Sean F. Logan
47	Democratic	Gerald J. La Valle	retiring	Democratic	Sean Ramaley
47	Democratic	Gerald J. La Valle	retiring	Republican	Elder Vogel
49	Republican	Jane M. Earll	running for re-election	Republican	Jane M. Earll
49	Republican	Jane M. Earll	running for re-election	Democratic	Cindy Purvis

[edit] References

^ Senator in the General Assembly, 2008 General Primary. Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State (2004). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.