Republicans swept the statewide races, Reps. Dahlkemper, Patrick Murphy, Carney and Kanjorski were defeated and Pat Meehan took Joe Sestak’s old House seat. Good Wednesday morning and welcome to the Buzz.
Unofficial Election Results
U.S. Senate: Toomey (R) 51%, Sestak (D) 49%
Governor: Corbett (R) 55%, Onorato (D) 45%
PA – 1: Brady (D)* – unopposed
PA – 2: Fattah (D)* 90%, Hellberg (R) 10%
PA – 3: Kelly (R) 55%, Dahlkemper (D)* 45%
PA – 4: Altmire (D)* 51%, Rothfus (R) 49%
PA – 5: Thompson (R)* 69%, Pipe (D) 28%, Etzel (I) 3%
PA – 6: Gerlach (R)* 57%, Trivedi (D) 43%
PA – 7: Meehan (R) 55%, Lentz (D) 44%, Schneller (I) 1%
PA – 8: Fitzpatrick (R) 54%, Patrick Murphy (D)* 46%
PA – 9: Shuster (R)* 73%, Conners (D) 27%
PA – 10 Marino (R) 55%, Carney (D)* 45%
PA – 11 Barletta (R) 54%, Kanjorski (D)* 46%
PA – 12 Critz (D)* 51%, Burns (R) 49%
PA – 13 Schwartz (D)* 56%, Adcock (R) 44%
PA – 14 Doyle (D)* 69%, Haluszczak (R) 28%, Bortz (I) 3%
PA – 15 Dent (R)* 54%, Callahan (D) 39%, Towne (I) 7.5%
PA – 16 Pitts (R)* 65%, Herr (D) 35%
PA – 17 Holden (D)* 56%, Argall (R) 44%
PA – 18 Tim Murphy (R)* 67%, Connolly (D) 33%
PA – 19 Platts (R)* 72%, Sanders (D) 23%, Monighan (I) 5%
* = Incumbent
State House: According to the Inquirer, Democrats will have between 110 and 112 seats and Republicans will have between 91 and 93 seats. More details should become available later today.
State Senate: According to that same article, the GOP will increase their majority in the State Senate to 30 Republicans and 20 Democrats. More details should become clear later today.
PoliticsPA Reports
PoliticsPA: GOP Victories for U.S. House Were Both Solid and Wide Ranging
Today’s Headlines
Politico: Pennsylvania Democrats devastating night
Post-Gazette: Corbett discusses his plans as Governor
AP: Economy top issue for Pa. voters
Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks commissioner gets a promotion
Times-Tribune: Abington Twp., Lackawanna County, changes name to Waverly Twp. to avoid confusion
There is another former Philadelphia Eagle heading to Washington. This one will not play for the Redskins, but will serve in the U.S. House. According to the Daily News, Jon Runyan defeated Rep. Adler in New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district last night
Tweet of the Day
Dan Malloy (Post Gazette): The PA U.S. House delegation will now be 12-7 Republican…same as it was before ’06 elections (calculated w/ help from @DanPolitico)
Today’s Opinions
Inquirer: Now for the governing
Times-Tribune: Now for the hard part
Times-Tribune: Ads new lows
John Baer: How a Gov. Corbett may stack up against a Candidate Corbett
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