United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2016
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The 2016 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Pennsylvania, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in numerous other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on April 26. Incumbent Republican Senator Pat Toomey was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic nominee Katie McGinty.[1]
Background
Five-term Senator Arlen Specter, a moderate Republican, switched to the Democratic Party in April 2009, running for re-election in 2010 as such. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative and former U.S. Navy three-star admiral Joe Sestak. After a close race, Sestak lost the general election to former U.S. Representative Pat Toomey by 51% to 49%, a margin of 80,229 votes out of almost 4 million cast.
After the Republicans took control of the Senate following the 2014 Senate elections, the election in Pennsylvania was seen by many as a top target for the Democrats, who hoped to regain their majority.[2][3][4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Pat Toomey, incumbent Senator[5]
Did not file
- Everett Stern, security intelligence consultant, HSBC whistleblower and candidate for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district in 2014[6]
Endorsements
Pat Toomey |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Toomey | 1,342,941 | 100 | |
Total votes | 1,342,941 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock[26]
- Kathleen McGinty, former Chief of Staff to Governor Tom Wolf, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and candidate for Governor in 2014[27][28][29][30]
- Joe Sestak, Retired Navy Admiral, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010[31][32][33]
- Joseph Vodvarka, small business owner and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2012[26][34][35]
Did Not File
Declined
- Bob Brady, U.S. Representative and Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee (endorsed Katie McGinty)[38]
- Chris Carney, former U.S. Representative[39]
- Matt Cartwright, U.S. Representative (endorsed Joe Sestak)[40]
- Kathy Dahlkemper, Erie County Executive and former U.S. Representative (endorsed Katie McGinty)[41]
- Eugene DePasquale, Pennsylvania Auditor General (running for re-election)[42][43]
- Rich Fitzgerald, Allegheny County Executive (endorsed Katie McGinty)[41][44]
- David Hickton, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania[45]
- Vincent Hughes, State Senator (endorsed Katie McGinty)[46][47][48]
- Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Attorney General[27][49][50][51]
- Rob McCord, former Pennsylvania Treasurer and candidate for Governor in 2014[52]
- Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and candidate for Attorney General in 2012[38][53]
- Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia (endorsed Katie McGinty)[54][55]
- Ed Rendell, former Governor of Pennsylvania (endorsed Katie McGinty)[56][57]
- Allyson Schwartz, former U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor in 2014[40]
- Josh Shapiro, Chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and former State Representative (running for Attorney General)[58][59][60]
- Joe Torsella, United States Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform and former Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education (running for state treasurer)[61][62]
- R. Seth Williams, District Attorney of Philadelphia[41]
Endorsements
John Fetterman |
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Katie McGinty |
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Joe Sestak |
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Debates
A debate hosted by Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College in association with the 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club featuring John Fetterman, Katie McGinty, and Joe Sestak occurred on January 31 at Rangos Hall in Jared L. Cohon University Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.[124]
A debate hosted by Keystone Progress featuring John Fetterman, Katie McGinty, and Joe Sestak occurred on February 19 at the Hilton Harrisburg, in the Harrisburg Ballroom, Harrisburg, PA.[125]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Joe Vodvarka |
John Fetterman |
Katie McGinty |
Joe Sestak |
Other | Undecided |
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FOX 29/Opinion Savvy | April 24–25, 2016 | 942 | ± 3.2% | – | 14% | 39% | 34% | – | 13% |
Harper Polling | April 21–23, 2016 | 641 | ± 3.9% | 3% | 15% | 39% | 33% | – | 11% |
Monmouth University | April 17–19, 2016 | 302 | ± 5.6% | – | 4% | 39% | 39% | – | 18% |
Franklin & Marshall College | April 11–18, 2016 | 510 | ± 5.3% | – | 8% | 27% | 38% | 2% | 25% |
Harper Polling | April 3–4, 2016 | 603 | ± 4.0% | – | 9% | 31% | 41% | – | 19% |
Franklin & Marshall College | March 14–20, 2016 | 408 | ± 4.7% | – | 7% | 14% | 31% | 2% | 46% |
Harper Polling | March 1–2, 2016 | 662 | ± 3.6% | 4% | 15% | 17% | 33% | – | 35% |
Harper Polling | January 22–23, 2016 | 640 | ± 3.8% | – | 11% | 28% | 33% | – | 28% |
Public Policy Polling | October 8–11, 2015 | 1,012 | ± 3.1% | – | 14% | 22% | 29% | – | 35% |
Franklin & Marshall College | August 17–24, 2015 | 298 | ± ? | – | – | 13% | 16% | 5% | 66% |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Katie McGinty | 669,774 | 42.50 | |
Democratic | Joe Sestak | 513,221 | 32.57 | |
Democratic | John Fetterman | 307,090 | 19.49 | |
Democratic | Joseph Vodvarka | 85,837 | 5.45 | |
Total votes | 1,575,922 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Pat Toomey (R), incumbent
- Katie McGinty (D), former Chief of Staff to Governor Tom Wolf, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and candidate for Governor in 2014
- Edward T. "Ed" Clifford, III (L), accountant[126]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[127] | Tossup | September 30, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[128] | Lean D | November 7, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report[129] | Tossup | September 30, 2016 |
Daily Kos[130] | Tossup | September 23, 2016 |
Real Clear Politics[131] | Tossup | October 1, 2016 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Pat Toomey (R) |
Katie McGinty (D) |
Edward Clifford (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 2,845 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 49% | — | — | 6% |
SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 2,685 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 50% | — | — | 5% |
CBS News/YouGov | November 3–5, 2016 | 931 | ± 4.3% | 46% | 47% | — | 1% | 6% |
Clarity Campaign Labs | November 1–4, 2016 | 1,033 | ± 3.0% | 43% | 46% | — | — | 11% |
Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 30–November 4, 2016 | 405 | ± 5.5% | 43% | 42% | — | — | 15% |
Harper Polling | November 2–3, 2016 | 504 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 44% | 6% | — | 5% |
SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 2,454 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 50% | — | — | 5% |
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing | November 1–2, 2016 | 1,016 | ± 3.1% | 43% | 45% | — | — | 12% |
Susquehanna Polling & Research | October 31–November 2, 2016 | 681 | ± 3.8% | 41% | 47% | 5% | 1% | 7% |
SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 2,177 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 50% | — | — | 4% |
Public Policy Polling | October 31–November 1, 2016 | 1,050 | ± 3.0% | 44% | 46% | — | — | 10% |
Monmouth University | October 29–November 1, 2016 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 44% | 47% | 3% | — | 6% |
CNN/ORC | October 27–November 1, 2016 | 799 LV | ± 3.5% | 46% | 51% | — | 1% | 1% |
917 RV | ± 3.0% | 47% | 49% | — | 1% | 2% | ||
Quinnipiac University | October 27–November 1, 2016 | 612 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 48% | — | 1% | 5% |
SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 2, 2016 | 2,078 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 50% | — | — | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 2,255 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 49% | — | — | 5% |
Franklin & Marshall College | October 26–30, 2016 | 652 LV | ± 5.1% | 35% | 47% | 1% | 2% | 16% |
863 RV | ± 4.4% | 33% | 43% | — | 1% | 23% | ||
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing | October 25–30, 2016 | 3,217 | ± 1.7% | 41% | 45% | — | — | 13% |
CBS News/YouGov | October 26–28, 2016 | 1,091 | ± 3.7% | 41% | 44% | — | 2% | 13% |
Emerson College | October 25–26, 2016 | 550 | ± 4.1% | 43% | 45% | — | 7% | 5% |
Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | October 20–26, 2016 | 420 | ± 5.5% | 41% | 41% | — | 1% | 17% |
New York Times Upshot/Siena College | October 23–25, 2016 | 824 | ± 3.4% | 44% | 47% | — | — | 9% |
Emerson College | October 17–19, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.4% | 46% | 43% | — | 5% | 7% |
Quinnipiac University | October 10–16, 2016 | 660 | ± 3.8% | 49% | 45% | — | — | 6% |
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey | October 8–16, 2016 | 1,449 | ± 0.5% | 47% | 47% | — | — | 6% |
Bloomberg/Selzer | October 7–11, 2016 | 806 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 47% | — | 2% | 4% |
The Times-Picayune/Lucid | October 7–10, 2016 | 1,457 | ± 3.0% | 44% | 44% | — | — | 12% |
Susquehanna Polling & Research | October 4–9, 2016 | 764 | ± 3.5% | 42% | 38% | 7% | 1% | 12% |
CBS News/YouGov | October 5–7, 2016 | 997 | ± 4.2% | 42% | 42% | — | 1% | 15% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | October 3–6, 2016 | 709 | ± 3.7% | 44% | 48% | — | 2% | 6% |
Monmouth University | September 30–October 3, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 46% | 3% | — | 5% |
Franklin & Marshall College | September 28–October 2, 2016 | 496 LV | ± 6.1% | 35% | 41% | 2% | — | 22% |
813 RV | ± 4.8% | 31% | 36% | — | 11% | 22% | ||
Quinnipiac University | September 27–October 2, 2016 | 535 | ± 4.2% | 50% | 42% | — | — | 7% |
Public Policy Polling | September 27–28, 2016 | 886 | ± 3.3% | 35% | 40% | 9% | — | 16% |
42% | 44% | — | — | 14% | ||||
CNN/ORC | September 20–25, 2016 | 771 LV | ± 3.5% | 46% | 49% | — | — | 2% |
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Breitbart/Gravis Marketing | September 23, 2016 | 949 | ± 3.2% | 39% | 43% | — | — | 18% |
Harper Polling | September 21–22, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 42% | 8% | — | 8% |
Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | September 19–23, 2016 | 486 | ± 5.0% | 41% | 40% | — | — | 20% |
Mercyhurst University | September 12–23, 2016 | 420 | ± 4.8% | 43% | 42% | — | — | 15% |
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy Corps | September 10–19, 2016 | 400 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 43% | — | — | 12% |
Muhlenberg College/Morning Call | September 12–16, 2016 | 405 | ± 5.5% | 38% | 43% | — | — | 19% |
Quinnipiac University | August 29–September 7, 2016 | 778 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 45% | — | 1% | 7% |
CBS News/YouGov | August 30–September 2, 2016 | 1,091 | ± 4.1% | 39% | 39% | — | 2% | 20% |
Public Policy Polling | August 30–31, 2016 | 814 | ± 3.4% | 41% | 44% | — | — | 15% |
Public Policy Polling | August 26–27, 2016 | 1,194 | ± 3.0% | 40% | 46% | — | — | 14% |
Monmouth University | August 26–29, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 41% | 45% | 6% | — | 8% |
Franklin & Marshall College | August 25–29, 2016 | 496 LV | ± 5.6% | 38% | 43% | — | — | 18% |
736 RV | ± 4.6% | 37% | 36% | — | — | 27% | ||
Emerson College | August 25–28, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.4% | 46% | 39% | — | 5% | 10% |
GBA Strategies | August 21–28, 2016 | 881 | ± 4.4% | 42% | 47% | — | 8% | 3% |
Quinnipiac University | July 30–August 7, 2016 | 815 | ± 3.4% | 44% | 47% | — | — | 9% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | August 3–7, 2016 | 834 | ± 3.4% | 44% | 48% | — | 1% | 7% |
Susquehanna Polling & Research | July 31–August 4, 2016 | 772 | ± 3.5% | 40% | 42% | — | 2% | 16% |
Franklin & Marshall College | July 29–August 1, 2016 | 389 LV | ± 6.3% | 38% | 39% | — | — | 23% |
661 RV | ± 4.8% | 30% | 38% | — | — | 32% | ||
Public Policy Polling | July 29–31, 2016 | 1,505 | ± 2.7% | 42% | 41% | — | — | 17% |
Suffolk University | July 25–27, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36% | 43% | — | 1% | 19% |
Quinnipiac University | June 30–July 11, 2016 | 982 | ± 3.1% | 49% | 39% | — | 1% | 9% |
NBC/WSJ/Marist | July 5–10, 2016 | 829 | ± 3.4% | 44% | 47% | — | 2% | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | June 22–23, 2016 | 980 | ± 3.1% | 40% | 39% | — | — | 21% |
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner - Democracy Corps | June 11–20, 2016 | 300 | ± 5.7% | 46% | 38% | — | — | 16% |
Quinnipiac University | June 8–19, 2016 | 950 | ± 3.2% | 49% | 40% | — | — | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | June 8–9, 2016 | 965 | ± 3.2% | 45% | 42% | — | — | 12% |
Public Policy Polling | June 3–5, 2016 | 1,106 | ± 3.0% | 41% | 38% | — | — | 21% |
Quinnipiac University | April 27–May 8, 2016 | 1,077 | ± 3.0% | 45% | 44% | — | — | 11% |
Quinnipiac University | March 30–April 4, 2016 | 1,737 | ± 2.4% | 47% | 38% | — | 1% | 12% |
Mercyhurst University | March 1–11, 2016 | 421 | ± 4.8% | 47% | 34% | — | 2% | 13% |
Harper Polling | March 1–2, 2016 | 662 | ± 3.75% | 47% | 39% | — | — | 13% |
Robert Morris University | February 11–16, 2016 | 511 | ± 4.5% | 34% | 21% | — | — | 45% |
Public Policy Polling | October 8–11, 2015 | 1,012 | ± 3.1% | 43% | 36% | — | — | 21% |
Quinnipiac University | September 25–October 5, 2015 | 1,049 | ± 3.0% | 51% | 31% | — | 1% | 15% |
Harper Polling | September 9–10, 2015 | 700 | ± 3.7% | 48% | 34% | — | — | 18% |
Franklin & Marshall College | August 17–24, 2015 | 605 | ± 3.9% | 35% | 28% | — | — | 38% |
Quinnipiac University | August 7–18, 2015 | 1,085 | ± 3% | 48% | 32% | — | 1% | 17% |
Public Policy Polling | May 30–June 1, 2014 | 835 | ± 3.4% | 42% | 38% | — | — | 20% |
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Pat Toomey (inc.) | 2,923,742 | 48.94% | ||
Democratic | Katie McGinty | 2,817,619 | 47.16% | ||
Libertarian | Edward T. Clifford III | 233,043 | 3.90% | ||
Total votes | 5,974,404 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | NA | |||
See also
References
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