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ELECTION 98 MAIN | | REMOTE NAVIGATOR

PENNSYLVANIA

Race Summary

Governor    (9363 of 9411 precincts reporting)
Itkin (D) 31%     Ridge (R) * 58%     Luksik (I) 11%    
Senate    (9363 of 9411 precincts reporting)
Lloyd (D) 35%     Specter (R) * 62%    
House 01    (590 of 602 precincts reporting)
Brady (D) * 81%     Harrison (R) 17%    
House 02    (572 of 596 precincts reporting)
Fattah (D) * 86%     Mulligan (R) 14%    
House 03    (566 of 578 precincts reporting)
Borski (D) * 60%     Dougherty (R) 40%    
House 04    (444 of 444 precincts reporting)
Klink (D) * 64%     Turzai (R) 36%    
House 05    (543 of 543 precincts reporting)
Peterson (R) * 85%    
House 06    (399 of 399 precincts reporting)
Holden (D) * 61%     Meckley (R) 39%    
House 07    (391 of 399 precincts reporting)
D'urso (D) 28%     Weldon (R) * 72%    
House 08    (314 of 314 precincts reporting)
Tuthill (D) 33%     Greenwood (R) * 64%    
House 09    (0 of 0 precincts reporting)
Shuster (as Dem) (D) 0%     Shuster (R) 0%    
House 10    (532 of 532 precincts reporting)
Casey (D) 49%     Sherwood (R) * 49%    
House 11    (514 of 514 precincts reporting)
Kanjorski (D) * 67%     Urban (R) 33%    
House 12    (498 of 498 precincts reporting)
Murtha (D) * 68%     Holloway (R) 32%    
House 13    (341 of 341 precincts reporting)
Hoeffel (D) * 52%     Fox (R) 47%    
House 14    (584 of 584 precincts reporting)
Coyne (D) * 61%     Ravotti (R) 39%    
House 15    (300 of 300 precincts reporting)
Afflerbach (D) 45%     Toomey (R) * 55%    
House 16    (307 of 307 precincts reporting)
Yorczyk (D) 29%     Pitts (R) * 71%    
House 17    (0 of 0 precincts reporting)
Gekas (R) * 0%    
House 18    (557 of 557 precincts reporting)
Doyle (D) * 68%     Walker (R) 32%    
House 19    (270 of 270 precincts reporting)
Ropp (D) 29%     Goodling (R) * 68%    
House 20    (0 of 0 precincts reporting)
Mascara (D) * 0%    
House 21    (361 of 361 precincts reporting)
Klemens (D) 37%     English (R) * 63%    
Updated November 04, 1998 03:40 P.M. EST

TOP RACES

GOVERNOR: Gov. Tom Ridge (R), first elected in 1994, is seeking a second term; state Rep. Ivan Itkin (D) and Peg Luksik (I) are his challengers.
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance

SENATE: Sen. Arlen Specter (R), first elected in 1980, is seeking a fourth term; state Rep. Bill Lloyd (D) is his challenger.
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance


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1998 POLLS

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POLL HOURS

7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET


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SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998

Sen. Rick Santorum (R), first elected 1994; next election in 2000.


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VACANCIES

1998 vacancies list


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HOUSE DISTRICTS

  • CD1 (South, central Philadelphia; part of Chester):
    Robert Brady (D); William M. Harrison (R)
  • CD2 (West Philadelphia; Chestnut Hill; Yeadon):
    Chaka Fattah (inc.) (D); Anne Marie Mulligan (R)
  • CD3 (Northeast Philadelphia):
    Robert Borski (inc.) (D); Charles Dougherty (R)
  • CD4 (West; Beaver County; part of Westmoreland County):
    Ron Klink (inc.) (D); Mike Turzai (R)
  • CD5 (Northwest; central; State College):
    No Democratic candidate; John E. Peterson (inc.) (R)
  • CD6 (Southeast; Reading):
    Tim Holden (inc.) (D); John Meckley (R)
  • CD7 (Suburban Philadelphia; part of Delaware County):
    Martin D'Urso (D); Curt Weldon (inc.) (R)
  • CD8 (Northern Philadelphia suburbs; Bucks County):
    Bill Tuthill (D); Jim Greenwood (inc.) (R)
  • CD9 (South Central; Altoona):
    No Democratic candidate; Bud Shuster (inc.) (R)
  • CD10 (Northeast; Scranton):
    Patrick Casey (D); Donald L. Sherwood (R)
  • CD11 (Northeast; Wilkes-Barre):
    Paul E. Kanjorski (inc.) (D); Stephen A. Urban (R)
  • CD12 (Southwest; Johnstown):
    John Murtha (inc.) (D); Timothy Holloway (R)
  • CD13 (Northwest Philadelphia suburbs; the Main Line):
    Joseph Hoeffel (D); Jon D. Fox (inc.) (R)
  • CD14 (Pittsburgh and suburbs):
    William J. Coyne (inc.) (D); Bill Ravotti (R)
  • CD15 (East; Allentown; Bethlehem):
    Roy Afflerbach (D); Pat Toomey (R)
  • CD16 (Southeast; Lancaster):
    No Democratic candidate; Joseph Pitts (inc.) (R)
  • CD17 (South Central; Harrisburg):
    No Democratic candidate; George Gekas (inc.) (R)
  • CD18 (Pittsburgh suburbs; Clairton; Mckeesport):
    Mike Doyle (inc.) (D); Dick Walker (R)
  • CD19 (South Central; York):
    Linda Ropp (D); Bill Goodling (inc.) (R)
  • CD20 (Southwest; the Mon Valley; Washington):
    Frank Mascara (inc.) (D); no Republican candidate
  • CD21 (Northwest; Erie):
    Larry Klemens (D); Phil English (inc.) (R)


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    PRIMARY DATE

    May 19

    Primary results


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    FILING DEADLINE

    March 10


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    STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES

    Total Number: 2

    To Watch:
    Joint Resolution 1998-1: Criminal Justice/Bail
    Would expand the categories of criminal cases in which bail may be denied the accused, including capital offenders and maximum life sentence offenders.


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    PARTY CONTROL

    Governor: Republican
    U.S. Senate: 2 Republicans
    U.S. House of Representatives: 11 Democrats, 10 Republicans
    State Senate: 20 Democrats, 30 Republicans
    State House of Representatives: 99 Democrats, 104 Republicans


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    STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

    Senate: 25 seats up
    House: All 203 seats up


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    PARTY REGISTRATION

    State Projected Voting Age Population: 9,197,000 (1996)
    Registered Voters: (1998) 7,160,723

    Democrats: 3,480,604 48.6%
    Republicans: 3,035,534 42.3%
    Constitutional: 6,101 0.08%
    Libertarian: 21,157 0.29%
    Reform: 2,601 0.03%
    Other: 614,726 8.6%


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    ELECTORAL VOTES

    23


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    PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORY

    Clinton won in 1996; Clinton in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Carter in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Humphrey in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Kennedy in 1960.

    LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1996

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:

    Clinton 49%
    Dole 40%
    Perot 10%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:

    Clinton 45.1%
    Bush 36.1%
    Perot 18.2%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:

    Bush 51%
    Dukakis 48%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:

    Reagan 53%
    Mondale 46%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:

    Reagan 50%
    Carter 43%
    Anderson 6%


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    PAST EXIT POLLS

    1992:

    1994:

    1996:


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    TURNOUT

    Historical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960


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    DEMOGRAPHICS

    Population: 12,056,000 (1996)
    (% of voting age population)

    White: 89.6%
    African American: 8.5%
    Asian: 1.0%
    Native American: 0.1%
    Other/Undeclared: 0.8%

    Persons of Hispanic origin account for 1.6% of the voting population (from 1990 Census)


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    STATE TIDBITS

    State Capital: Harrisburg
    State Nickname: Keystone State

    Pennsylvania, once the world's steel capital, also has one of the country's richest histories. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written and signed in Philadelphia, and in its heyday, the state was home to much of America's heavy industry. But population growth has slowed, and the state has lost nine congressional seats since 1960. Pennsylvania is a national leader in restricting abortion. Its anti-abortion laws, shepherded to passage by former Democratic Gov. Bob Casey, were upheld by the Supreme Court in 1992. The Keystone State tends to be culturally conservative and economically liberal. In recent years Pennsylvania has trended Republican, with the GOP holding the governorship and both Senate seats. But that edge is small -- Sens. Specter and Santorum won their most recent elections with only 49 percent of the vote and Gov. Tom Ridge was elected with only 45 percent. And presidentially the state hasn't favored either party.


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    RELATED SITES

    NOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window.

    Government:

    Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth
    http://www.dos.state.pa.us/gov_sec/kane.htm
    Pennsylvania Bureau of Elections
    http://www.dos.state.pa.us/election/election_night.htm
    Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge's Home Page
    http://www.state.pa.us/ PA_Exec/Governor/organization.html
    Pennsylvania State Senate
    http://www.pasen.gov/senate.html
    Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
    http://www.state.pa.us/mainrep.html

    News Media:

    CNN Affiliates

    WGAL (Harrisburg)
    http://www.wgal.com/news8.html
    WHP (Harrisburg)
    http://www.whptv.com/
    WLYH (Harrisburg)
    http://www.upn15.com/
    WPMT (Harrisburg)
    http://www.fox43.com/
    WJAC-TV (Johnstown-Altoona)
    http://www.citipage.com/wjac/news.shtml
    WTAJ (Johnstown-Altoona)
    http://www.wtaj.com/homepage.html
    WFMZ (Philadelphia/Allentown)
    http://www.wfmz.com/
    WYOU (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
    http://www.wyou.com/news.html

    State Newspapers

    Philadelphia Daily News/The Inquirer
    http://www.phillynews.com
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    http://www.post-gazette.com

    General Interest:

    The White House
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
    The House of Representatives
    http://www.house.gov/
    The Senate
    http://www.senate.gov/
    Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
    Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
    http://voter.cq.com/
    Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch
    http://pathfinder.com/CQ/
    THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
    http://thomas.loc.gov/
    Federal Election Commission
    http://www.fec.gov/
    Democratic National Committee
    http://www.democrats.org/
    Republican National Committee
    http://www.rnc.org/
    Project Vote Smart
    http://www.vote-smart.org
    Policy.com
    http://www.policy.com/


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    Updated: October 25, 1998



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