2024 Pennsylvania Senate election

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2024 Pennsylvania Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)2026 

All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Kim Ward Jay Costa
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04)
Leader's seat 39th district 43rd district
Last election2822
Current seats2822
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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring
     No 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.

Contents

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]

Incumbents defeated in primary

Democrats

Republicans

Primary elections

    Source: [5]

    General election

    Predictions

    SourceRankingAs of
    CNalysis [6] Likely RFebruary 29, 2024

    Overview

    Statewide Outlook
    AffiliationCandidatesVotes%Seats beforeSeats upSeats wonSeats after
    Republican 2028
    Democratic 1722
    Independent 0
    Libertarian 0
    Total50

    District breakdown

    DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
    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

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