2010 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

2010 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →

All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
102 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Sam Smith Keith McCall
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 2, 2007 January 6, 2009
Leader's seat 66th 122nd
Last election 99 104
Seats after 112 91
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 13

Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain

Speaker before election

Keith McCall
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Sam Smith
Republican

The 2010 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 2, 2010, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 18, 2010.[1] The term of office for those elected in 2010 will run from January 4, 2011, until November 30, 2012. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for election every two years.

  1. ^ "2010 General Primary". Pennsylvania Department of State. May 18, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2010.