2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
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The 2006 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all districts being contested.[1] Necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2006.[2] Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2, 2007.[3] State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
While initial results of the elections showed the Republicans holding onto a one-seat majority in the state house, the race in the 156th district in Chester County had only 19 votes separating the candidates. A further count of provisional ballots and absentee ballots gave the Democrats a victory in the 156th district by 23 votes. A recount proved decisive in the Democrats' favor with the margin increasing to 28 votes.[4] This turned control of the state house to the Democrats for the first time since 1994.
As a further note, the pay raise scandal claimed one more high-level victim as Rep. Mike Veon, the Democratic Whip, was defeated for re-election.
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Make-Up of the House
Affiliation | Seats at Last Election | Seats at End of Legislative Session | Seats after Election | Change Since Last Election | |
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Democratic | 93 | 94 | 102 | +8 | |
Republican | 110 | 109 | 101 | -8 |
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Source: "2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, August 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_election.
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See also
References
- ^ "2006 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "2006 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Office of the Parliamentarian (2007). "House of Representatives". Organization of the 191st Regular Session of the House of Representatives. Legislative Data Processing Center. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17623021&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6
- ^ Elected in special election on April 11, 2006 to fill the remainder of Jeff Habay's term.
- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State. "List of minor party candidates and political body candidates who filed nomination papers" (PDF).
- ^ Lost GOP primary to Todd Rock, but won Democratic nomination as a write-in.
- ^ Elected in a special election Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on July 19, 2005 to fill the unexpired term of Pat Browne, who was elected to the Senate.
- ^ Elected in a special election on March 14, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Alan Butkovitz, who was elected Philadelphia City Controller. .
- ^ Elected in a special election Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on February 8, 2005 to fill the unexpired term of Kelly Lewis, who was named President of the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.
- ^ Elected in a special election Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on September 13, 2005 to fill the unexpired term of LeAnna Washington, who was elected Archived 2008-11-28 at the Wayback Machine to the Senate.
External links
- Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2005-2006" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- "2006 General Primary - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- "2006 General Election - Representative in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
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