2024 Pennsylvania Senate election

Not to be confused with the 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were 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 coincided 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.

2024 Pennsylvania Senate election

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25 of 50 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Kim Ward Jay Costa Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05) January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04) Leader's seat 39th district 43rd district Last election 28 22 Seats after 28 22 Seat change Popular vote 1,693,844 1,422,433 Percentage 54.29% 45.59%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold Vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
President Pro Tempore before election Kim Ward Republican President Pro Tempore Kim Ward Republican

Republicans have controlled the chamber since the 1994 election.

Outgoing incumbents

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Democrats

1. District 45: Jim Brewster retired.^[2]

Republicans

1. District 15: John DiSanto retired.^[3]
2. District 31: Mike Regan retired.^[4]

Primary elections

Democratic primary 2024 Pennsylvania Senate elections Democratic Primary District Candidates Votes Percent 1 Nikil Saval Unopposed 3 Sharif Street Unopposed 5 Jimmy Dillon Unopposed 7 Vincent Hughes Unopposed 9 John I. Kane Unopposed 11 Judy Schwank Unopposed 13 No candidate filed for party. 15[5] Patty Kim 20,729 86.67 Alvin Taylor 3,075 12.86 17 Amanda Cappelletti Unopposed 19 Carolyn Comitta Unopposed 21 No candidate filed for party. 23 No candidate filed for party. 25 No candidate filed for party. 27 Patricia Lawton Unopposed 29 John N. Zugarek Unopposed 31 Mark Temons Unopposed 33 Cameron Schroy Unopposed 35 No candidate filed for party. 37 Nicole Ruscitto Unopposed 39 No candidate filed for party. 41 No candidate filed for party. 43 Jay Costa Unopposed 45[6] Nick Pisciottano 22,263 72.95 Makenzie White 8,068 26.44 47 No candidate filed for party. 49[7] Jim Wertz 16,623 67.10 Selena King 7,083 28.59

Republican primary 2024 Pennsylvania Senate elections Republican Primary District Candidates Votes Percent 1 No candidate filed for party. 3 No candidate filed for party. 5 Joseph Samuel Picozzi Unopposed 7 No candidate filed for party. 9 Michael Allan Woodin Unopposed 11[8] Lisha L. Rowe 8,384 76.21 Miguel Vasquez 2,528 22.98 13 Scott Martin Unopposed 15[5] Nick DiFrancesco 10,850 54.30 Ken Stambaugh 8,996 45.02 17 No candidate filed for party. 19 Duane Milne Unopposed 21 Scott Hutchinson Unopposed 23 Eugene Yaw Unopposed 25 Cris Dush Unopposed 27 Lynda Schlegel Culver Unopposed 29 Dave Argall Unopposed 31 Dawn Keefer Unopposed 33 Doug Mastriano Unopposed 35 Wayne Langerholc Unopposed 37 Devlin Robinson Unopposed 39 Kim Ward Unopposed 41 Joe Pittman Unopposed 43 No candidate filed for party. 45[9] Jen Dintini 10,013 74.30 Kami Stulginskas 3,360 24.93 47 Elder Vogel Unopposed 49 Dan Laughlin Unopposed

Source:^[10]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[11]	Likely R	February 29, 2024

Overview

Statewide Outlook

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats before	Seats up	Seats won	Seats after
	Republican	20	1,693,844	54.29%	28	15	15	28
	Democratic	17	1,422,433	45.59%	22	10	10	22
	Libertarian	1	3,579	0.11%	0	0	0	0
Total		38	3,119,856	100.00%	50	25	25	50

Close races

Six district races had winning margins of less than 15%:

District	Winner	Margin
District 5	Republican (flip)	0.82%
District 9	Democratic	12.06%
District 19	Democratic	13.02%
District 37	Republican	5.66%
District 45	Democratic	6.13%
District 49	Republican	8.56%

District breakdown

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Democratic	Nikil Saval	Re-elected		Democratic	Nikil Saval	109,065	100.00%
3		Democratic	Sharif Street	Re-elected		Democratic	Sharif Street	90,091	100.00%
5		Democratic	Jimmy Dillon	Defeated		Republican	Joe Picozzi	50,515	50.41%
						Democratic	Jimmy Dillon	49,686	49.59%
7		Democratic	Vincent Hughes	Re-elected		Democratic	Vincent Hughes	112,670	100.00%
9		Democratic	John I. Kane	Re-elected		Democratic	John I. Kane	80,793	56.03%
						Republican	Michael Woodin	63,392	43.97%
11		Democratic	Judy Schwank	Re-elected		Democratic	Judy Schwank	63,214	58.61%
						Republican	Lisha Rowe	44,637	41.39%
13		Republican	Scott Martin	Re-elected		Republican	Scott Martin	64,702[12]	59.12%
						Democratic	Trex Proffitt	44,735[13]	40.88%
15		Republican	John DiSanto	Retired[3]		Democratic	Patty Kim	77,155	58.22%
						Republican	Nick DiFrancesco	55,368	41.78%
17		Democratic	Amanda Cappelletti	Re-elected		Democratic	Amanda Cappelletti	98,939	68.29%
						Republican	Greg Harris	45,946	31.71%
19		Democratic	Carolyn Comitta	Re-elected		Democratic	Carolyn Comitta	84,612	56.51%
						Republican	Duane Milne	65,106	43.49%
21		Republican	Scott Hutchinson	Re-elected		Republican	Scott Hutchinson	115,512	100.00%
23		Republican	Eugene Yaw	Re-elected		Republican	Eugene Yaw	100,523	74.68%
						Democratic	Denitra Moffett	34,089	25.32%
25		Republican	Cris Dush	Re-elected		Republican	Cris Dush	87,984	66.44%
						Democratic	William McGill	44,444	33.56%
27		Republican	Lynda Schlegel Culver	Re-elected		Republican	Lynda Schlegel Culver	93,626	72.28%
						Democratic	Patricia Lawton	35,899	27.72%
29		Republican	Dave Argall	Re-elected		Republican	Dave Argall	85,847	71.08%
						Democratic	John Zugarek	31,357	25.96%
						Libertarian	Timothy Henning	3,579	2.96%
31		Republican	Mike Regan	Retired[4]		Republican	Dawn Keefer	80,049	61.00%
						Democratic	Mark Temons	51,169	39.00%
33		Republican	Doug Mastriano	Re-elected		Republican	Doug Mastriano	98,040	69.03%
						Democratic	Cameron Schroy	43,991	30.97%
35		Republican	Wayne Langerholc	Re-elected		Republican	Wayne Langerholc	110,748	100.00%
37		Republican	Devlin Robinson	Re-elected		Republican	Devlin Robinson	79,768	52.77%
						Democratic	Nicole Ruscitto	71,203	47.11%
39		Republican	Kim Ward	Re-elected		Republican	Kim Ward	112,588	100.00%
41		Republican	Joe Pittman	Re-elected		Republican	Joe Pittman	111,752	100.00%
43		Democratic	Jay Costa	Re-elected		Democratic	Jay Costa	116,507	100.00%
45		Democratic	Jim Brewster	Retired[2]		Democratic	Nick Pisciottano	69,105	52.98%
						Republican	Jen Dintini	61,117	46.85%
47		Republican	Elder Vogel	Re-elected		Republican	Elder Vogel	96,536	63.85%
						Democratic	Kate Lennen	54,666	36.15%
49		Republican	Dan Laughlin	Re-elected		Republican	Dan Laughlin	70,088	54.28%
						Democratic	Jim Wertz	59,043	45.72%

Source: [www.electionreturns.pa.gov]

See also

• 2022 Pennsylvania elections
• Elections in Pennsylvania
• List of Pennsylvania state legislatures