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2018 Pennsylvania Mid Term Election (Unnoffical) Winners Key 2018 Pennsylvania Mid Term Election (unnoffical) Winners Key: Districts with no Incumbent are Incumbent labeled Red (Republican) or Blue Candidates are (Democrat) based on the party Highlighted in who previously controlled the Yellow. seat. Legislative District: Candidates: Unoffical Winner: 1st Legislative Patrick Harkins (D) Harkins (D) Vacant due to the recent passing of Representative Flo Fabrizio, seat is 2nd Legislative Robert Merski (D) Timothy Kuzma {R) Merski (D) retained as Democrat. 3rd Legislative Ryan Bizzarro {R) Bizzarro (R ) 4th Legislative Curtis Sonney {R) Sonney (R ) 5th Legislative Barry Jozwiak {R) Jozwiak (R ) 6th Legislative Brad Roae {R) (I) Roe (R ) 7th Legislative Mark Longietti (D) Longietti (D) 8th Legislative Lisa Boeving-Learned (D) Tedd Nesbit {R) Nesbit (R ) 9th Legislative Chris Sainato (D) Greg Michalek {R) Sainato (D) 10th Legislative Joseph McGurk (D) Aaron Bernstine {R) Bernstine(R ) 11th Legislative Brian Ellis {R) Samuel Doctor (D) Ellis (R ) 12th Legislative Daryl Metcalfe {R) Daniel Burton Smith (D) Metcalfe (R ) 13th Legislative Susannah Walker (D) John Lawrence {R) Lawrence (R ) 14th Legislative Amy Fazio (D) James Marshall {R) Marshall (R ) Retirement of Representative Jim Christiana, seat is retained by 15th Legislative Alex Andres (D) Joshua Kail {R) Kail (R ) Republicans 16th Legislative Robert Matzie (D) Matzier (D) 17th Legislative Parke Wentling {R) Wentling (R ) 18th Legislative James Lamb (D) Gene DiGirolamo {R) DiGirolamo (R ) 19th Legislative Jake Wheatley (D) Wheatley (D) 20th Legislative Michael Devine (D) Adam Ravenstahl (D) Ravenstahl (D) Representative Dom Costa (D) lost in 21st Legislative Sara Innamorato (D) Innamorato (D) primary, seat retained as Democrat 22nd Legislative Peter Schweyer (D) Schweyer (D) 23rd Legislative Dan Frankel (D) Jay Ting Walker {R) Frankel (D) 24th Legislative Ed Gainey (D) Gainey (D) Retirement of Representative Joseph Markosek, seat won by his sone and 25th Legislative Brandon Markosek (D) Stephen Schlauch [R) Markosek (D) retained as Democrat 26th Legislative Pamela Hacker (D) Tim Hennessey (R} Hennessey (R ) 27th Legislative Dan Deasy (D) Deasy (D) 28th Legislative Emily Skopov (D) Mike Turzai {R) Turzai (R ) Retirement of Representative Bernie 29th Legislative Andrew Dixon (D) Meghan Schroeder {R) Schroeder (R ) O'Neill, seat retained as Republican Retirement of Representative Hal, seat 30th Legislative Betsy Monroe (D) Lori Mizgorski {R) Mizgorski (R ) retained as Republican 31st Legislative Perry Warren (D) Ryan Gallagher {R) Warren (D) 32nd Legislative Tony DeLuca (D) DeLuca (D) 33rd Legislative Frank Demody (D) Joshua Nulph {R) Dermody (D) Representative Paul Costa lost in 34th Legislative Summer Lee (D) Lee (D) primary, seat retained as Democrat 35th Legislative Austin Davis (D) Davis (D) 36th Legislative Harry Readshaw (D) Readshaw (D) 37th Legislative Suzanne Delahunt (D) Melinda Fee {R) Fee (R ) 38th Legislative Bill Kortz (D) Kortz (D) Retirement of Representative Rick 39th Legislative Robert Rhoderick (D) Michael Puskaric {R) Puskaric (R ) Saccone, seat retained as Republican Retirement of Represenative John 40th Legislative Natalie Mihalek Stuck {R) Sharon Guidi (D) Mihalek Stuck (R ) Maher, seat retained as Republican 41st Legislative Michele Wherley (D) Brett Miller {R) Miller (R ) 42nd Legislative Dan Miller (D) Miller (D) 43rd Legislative Jennie Porter (D) Keith Greiner {R) Greiner (R ) Retirement of Representative Mark Mustio retiring, seat retained as 44th Legislative Michele Knoll (D) Valerie Gaydos {R) Gaydos (R ) Republican 45th Legislative Anita Kulik (D) Kulik (D) 46th Legislative Byron Timmins (D) Jason Ortitay {R) Ortitaty (R ) 47th Legislative Michael Wascovich (D) Keith Gillespie {R) Gillespie (R ) 48th Legislative Clark Mitchell Jr. (D) Timothy O'Neal {R) O'Neal (R ) 49th Legislative Steven Toprani (D) Donald Cook {R) Cook (R ) 50th Legislative Pam Snyder (D) Elizabeth Rohanna {R) Snyder (D) 51st Legislative Timothy Mahoney (D) Matt Dowling {R) Dowling (R ) 52nd Legislative Ethan Keedy (D) Ryan Warner {R) Warner (R ) Retirement of Representative Bob 53rd Legislative Steven Malagari (D) George Szekely {R) Malagari (D) Godshall (R), seat switched to Democrat Resignation of Representative Eli Evankovich (R),seat retained as 54th Legislative Robert Brooks {R) Jon Mccabe (D) Brooks (R ) Republican 55th Legislative Joseph Petrarca (D) Petrarca (D) 56th Legislative Douglas Hunt (D) George Dunbar {R) Dunbar (R ) 57th Legislative Collin Warren (D) Eric Nelson {R) Nelson (R ) 58th Legislative Mary Popovich (D) Justin Walsh {R) Walsh (R ) 59th Legislative Clare Dooley (D) Michael Reese {R) Reese (R ) 60th Legislative Laurie Kubli (D) Jeff Pyle {R) Pyle (R ) Representative Kate Harper (R) lost re- 61st Legislative Laura Hanbidge (D) Kate Harper {R) Hanbidge (D) election, seat switched to Democrat Retirement of Hosue Majority Leader Dave Reed retiring, seat retained as 62nd Legislative Logan Dellafiora (D) James Struzzi {R) Struzzi (R ) Republican 63rd Legislative Donna Oberlander {R) Conrad Warner (D) Oberlander (R ) 64th Legislative John Kluck (D) Lee James {R) Lee (R ) 65th Legislative Kathy Rapp {R) Rapp (R ) 66th Legislative Kerith Taylor (D) Cris Dush {R) Dush (R ) 67th Legislative Martin Causer {R) Maryanne Cole (D) Causer (R ) 68th Legislative Carrie Heath (D) Dennis Owlett {R) Owlett (R ) 69th Legislative Jeff Cole (D) Carl Metzgar {R) Metzgar (R ) 70th Legislative Matt Bradford (D) Christopher Mundiath {R) Bradford (D) Represenative Bryan Barbin (D) lost re- 71st Legislative Bryan Barbin (D) James Rigby {R) Rigby (R ) election, seat switched to Republican 72nd Legislative Frank Burns (D) Gerald Carnicella {R) Burns (R ) 73rd Legislative Thomas Sankey {R) Sankey (R ) Retirement of Representative Harry 74th Legislative Dan Williams (D) Amble Little Turner{R) Williams (D) Lewis (R), seat switched to Democrat 75th Legislative Matt Gabler {R) Gaber (R ) Retirement of Representative Mke Hanna 76th Legislative Michael Hanna Jr. (D) Stephanie Borowicz {R) Borowicz (R ) Sr. (D), seat switched to Republican 77th Legislative Scott Conklin (D) Conklin (D ) 78th Legislative Deborah Baughman (D) Jesse Topper {R) Topper (R ) Retirement of Representative John 79th Legislative Louis Schmitt {R) Schmitt (R ) McGinnis (R), seat retained as Republican Retirement of Representative Judy Ward (R) who successfully ran for State Senate, 80th Legislative Laura Burke (D) James Gregory {R) Gregory (R ) seat retained as Republican 81st Legislative Richard Rogers (D) Richard Irvin {R) Irvin (R ) Retirement of Representative Adam 82nd Legislative Johnathan Hershey {R) Elizabeth Book (I) Hershey (R ) Harris (R), seat retained as Republican 83rd Legislative Airneezer Page-Delahaye (D) Jeff Wheeland {R) Wheeland (R ) 84th Legislative Linda Sosniak (D) Garth Everett {R) Everett (R ) 85th Legislative Jennifer Rager-Kay (D) Frederick Keller {R) F. Keller (R ) 86th Legislative Karen Anderson (D) Mark Keller {R) M. Keller (R ) 87th Legislative Sean Quinlan (D) Greg Rothman {R) Rothman (R ) 88th Legislative Jean Marie Foschi (D) Sheryl Delozier {R) Delozier (R ) 89th Legislative Robert Kauffman {R) Kauffman (R ) 90th Legislative Paul Schemel {R) Schemel (R ) 91st Legislative Marty Qually (D) Dan Moul {R) Moul (R ) 92nd Legislative Shanna Danielson (D) Dawn Keefer {R) Keefer (R ) Retirement of Representative Kristin Phillips-Hill (R) who successfully ran for 93rd Legislative Delma Rivera-Lytle(D) Mike Jones {R) Jones (R ) State Senate, seat retained as Republican 94th Legislative Stephen Snell (D) Stan Saylor {R) Saylor (R ) 95th Legislative Carol Hill-Evans (D) Hill-Evans (D) 96th Legislative Mike Sturla (D) Sturla (D) 97th Legislative Dana Gulick (D) Steven Mentzer {R) Mentzer (R ) 98th Legislative Mary Auker-Endres (D) David Hickernell {R) Hickernell (R ) 99th Legislative Elizabeth Malarkey (D) David Zimmerman {R) Zimmerman (R ) 100th Legislative Bryan Cutler {R) Dale Allen Hamby Cutler (R ) 101st Legislative Cesar Liriano (D) Francis Ryan {R) Ryan (R ) 102nd Legislative Russ Diamond {R) Diamond (R ) 103rd Legislative Patty Kim (D) Anthony Thomas Harrell {R) Kim (D) 104th Legislative Patricia Smith (D) Sue Helm {R) Helm (R ) Retirement of Representative Ron 105th Legislative Eric Epstein (D) Andrew Lewis {R) Lewis (R ) Marsico (R), seat retained as Republican 106th Legislative Thomas Mehaffie {R) Jill Linta (D) Mehaffie (R ) 107th Legislative Sarah Donnelly (D) Kurt Masser {R) Masser (R ) 108th Legislative Lynda Culver {R) Culver (R ) 109th Legislative Edward Sanders (D) David Millard {R) Millard (R ) 110th Legislative Donna Iannone (D) Tina Pickett {R) Pickett (R ) 111th Legislative Rebecca Kinney (D) Jonathan Fritz {R) Fritz (R ) Retirement of Representative Kevin 112th Legislative Kyle Mullins (D) Ernest Lemoncelli {R) Mullins (D) Haggerty (D), seat retained as Democrat 113th Legislative Martin Flynn (D) Flynn (D) Retained as a Democrat seat but with the Sid Michaels Kavulich (D) death of Representative Sid Kavulich a 114th Legislative (Deceased) No opponent on the Ballot Special Election will be held. 115th Legislative Maureen Madden (D) David Parker {R) Madden (D) 116th Legislative Tarah Toohil {R) Toohil (R ) 117th Legislative Karen Boback {R) Lou Jasikoff (D) Boback (R ) 118th Legislative Mike Carroll (D) Carroll (D) 119th Legislative Gerald Mulery (D) Justin Behrens {R) Mulery (D) 120th Legislative Aaron Kaufer {R) Kaufer (R ) 121st Legislative Eddie Day Pashinski (D) Susan Henry {R) Pashinski (D) 122nd Legislative Kara Scott (D) Doyle
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