2004 Pennsylvania Senate election

2004 Pennsylvania Senate election

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All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Jubelirer Bob Mellow
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th district 22nd District
Last election 29 21
Seats won 14 11
Seats after 30 20
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1

Results
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 2, 2004, with even-numbered districts being contested.[1] State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years.[2] The term of office for those elected in 2004 will run from January 4, 2005[3] through November 2008.[citation needed] Necessary primary elections were held on April 27, 2004.[4]

Bob Regola, a Republican member of the Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors, defeated Democratic senator Allen G. Kukovich in the 39th senatorial district. Republican State Representative Pat Vance succeeded the retiring Republican Senator Harold F. Mowrey, Jr. Four senators who won special elections prior to the 2004 election, Dominic F. Pileggi, Connie Williams, John R. Gordner, and John Pippy, each won full terms.[5]

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 30
  Democratic Party 20
 Total
50
  1. ^ "2004 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2004 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  3. ^ "Legislative Journal for January 4, 2005" (PDF). Commonwealth of PA. Legislative Data Processing Center. 2004. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "Senator in the General Assembly, 2004 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
  5. ^ Cox, Harold. "Pennsylvania Senate - 2005-2006" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2008.