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Pennsylvania held various elections on November 2, 2010. These include elections for a Senate seat, a Gubernatorial race, and many state legislature races.
Former Republican, now Democratic, Senator Arlen Specter was defeated in a primary election to Joe Sestak who is facing Republican Pat Toomey. In a narrow race, Pat Toomey was victorious over Sestak.
A special election was held on May 18, 2010 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Democratic U.S. Representative John Murtha.[1] On March 8, 2010, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party's Executive Committee nominated Mark Critz, Murtha's former district director.[2] On March 11, a convention of Republicans from the 12th district nominated businessman Tim Burns.[3] The Democrats held the seat in the special election, with Critz defeating Burns.[4] Both, however, will again face-off in November's general election.[5]
All 19 seats will face an election. Pennsylvania is expected to lose one congressional seat after the 2010 census.
A new governor was elected(incumbent Governor Ed Rendell (D) is term limited), Tom Corbett, the Republican, won the general election with 55% of the vote against the Democrat, Dan Onorato, who carried 45% of the final vote.
Pennsylvania holds judicial elections in odd-numbered years.
At least one statewide ballot question has been proposed for the November 2 ballot: 1. Call for a Constitutional Convention
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