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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 09, 2010 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open May 18, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 18, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorMcCord 2014
Last Modifiedev August 19, 2010 12:13am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Elections Bureau [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won04/28/2009
NameArlen Specter Votes1 (100.00%)
Term04/28/2009 - 01/03/2011 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NamePat Toomey Votes2,028,945 (51.01%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2017 Margin80,229 (+2.02%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePA US Senate 11/02/2010
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/28/2009 05/18/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Arlen Specter 10 2 5 2
Joseph A. Sestak 25 5 ----
Leaning Call: Arlen Specter (51.39%)
Weighted Call: Joseph A. Sestak (64.86%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

12/08/2008 05/16/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Joseph A. Sestak (I) Sen. Arlen Specter  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 568,563 (53.85%) 487,217 (46.15%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -81,346 (-7.70%)  
Predict Avg.46.96% 53.04%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 08/04/2009 04/28/2009  
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MATCHUP POLLS (41 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg42.47%-- 41.73%--  
Quinnipiac University 
05/12/10-05/16/10
42.00% -- 41.00% 3.0
Muhlenberg College 
05/12/10-05/15/10
44.00% 1.0 44.00% 1.0
Suffolk University 
05/11/10-05/13/10
49.00% -- 40.00% --
Research 2000 
05/10/10-05/12/10
45.00% 13.0 43.00% 8.0
Muhlenberg College 
05/08/10-05/11/10
45.00% 2.0 45.00% 3.0
Quinnipiac University 
05/05/10-05/10/10
42.00% 3.0 44.00% 3.0
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements  


EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
04/27/2010 Arlen Specter TVAd Endorsement eng Michael J. Fox: Moving Forward  00:00:33 Green Pigs 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 25, 2010 04:15pm Event Specter Escorts Sestak to Democratic Lunch  Article RP 
May 17, 2010 08:00pm News President Obama steers clear of shaky Arlen Specter   Article COSDem 
May 16, 2010 03:00am News Specter would support Sestak in general, Sestak can't say the same  Article Scott³ 
May 10, 2010 06:10pm Endorsement Kerry endorses Specter in Pa. Senate primary  Article COSDem 
Apr 25, 2010 11:00am General Pennsylvania's Specter runs again like he's the underdog  Article Monsieur 
Apr 11, 2010 01:00pm Analysis Sestak Campaign Jumps On Specter-Santorum Deal  Article Scott³ 
Mar 30, 2010 05:20pm Endorsement Specter wins the AFL-CIO   Article Monsieur 
Mar 17, 2010 12:00am Blog Entry Sestak goes after the little guy in Senate race  Article Scott³ 
Feb 10, 2010 08:00pm News Sestak running for U.S. Senate - and only U.S. Senate  Article Scott³ 
Feb 06, 2010 04:00pm Endorsement Arlen Specter endorsed by Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee  Article Monsieur 
Jan 08, 2010 04:05pm News Smith-Ribner opts for Lt. Gov. race instead of Senate run  Article eddy 9_99 
Dec 05, 2009 10:00am News (U.S. Rep. Barney) Frank to endorse Rep. Sestak on Monday  Article Scott³ 
Oct 14, 2009 12:00pm Endorsement Sestak to get endorsement from former Conn. candidate  Article Craverguy 
Oct 12, 2009 02:00pm News Retired state judge to run for Senate   Article eddy 9_99 
Aug 27, 2009 05:35pm General Another Headache for Specter as FEC Allows Group to Press for Refunds to Republicans  Article Jason 
Aug 17, 2009 03:00pm General Saving Senator Specter  Article Monsieur 
Aug 15, 2009 10:00pm News Joe Sestak big winner in Netroots straw poll  Article Scott³ 
Aug 04, 2009 09:00pm General Specter to Sestak: Let’s rumble  Article Monsieur 
Aug 04, 2009 06:00pm Blog Entry PA-Sen: Why Joe Sestak Will Defeat Arlen Specter in the Democratic Primary  Article COSDem 
Aug 04, 2009 09:00am Announcement Sestak Officially Announces Challenge to Specter  Article Monsieur 
Aug 03, 2009 12:00pm News Sestak to announce challenge against Specter  Article Monsieur 
Jul 21, 2009 02:00pm News Sestak Responds To Rendell’s Demand That He Quit Senate Race: Fat Chance  Article eddy 9_99 
Jul 10, 2009 11:00am General Specter: Sestak a 'flagrant hypocrite'  Article Thomas Walker 
Jul 07, 2009 12:00am Announcement State Rep. Bill Kortz to take on Specter  Article Craverguy 
May 29, 2009 03:05pm News Rendell: Sestak Would "Get Killed" And "Marginalized" If He Runs Against Specter  Article Scott³ 
May 28, 2009 07:00pm News Sestak: Not Even Obama Can Talk Me Out Of Challenging Specter  Article Scott³ 
May 27, 2009 03:00pm General EXCLUSIVE: Sestak Intends To Run For Senate  Article Homegrown Democrat 
May 14, 2009 06:00pm Speculative Torsella dropping out of Pa. Senate race  Article RP 
May 08, 2009 05:50pm News MoveOn moves against Specter  Article Craverguy 
Apr 28, 2009 04:00pm Statement PA Gov. Rendell Promised Specter He’d Be “Unopposed” In Dem Primary  Article RP 
Apr 16, 2009 09:00am Speculative Sestak for [PA] Senate?  Article RP 
Apr 11, 2009 08:00pm News Democrats don't jump to challenge Specter for Senate  Article Scott³ 
Mar 16, 2009 12:00pm News Rendell: I've Tried To Get Specter To Switch -- And So Has Joe Biden  Article karin1492 
Feb 09, 2009 02:15pm Announcement Specter Gets First Challenger  Article Craverguy 
Jan 30, 2009 06:20pm Blog Entry Steelers star Franco Harris for Senate?  Article RBH 
Jan 07, 2009 07:00pm Announcement NBC’s Matthews Won’t Run for Senate   Article J.R. 
Jan 05, 2009 12:00pm General Brother would be 'stunned beyond words' if Chris Matthews ran for Senate  Article Monsieur 
Dec 31, 2008 07:00am News Phila. DA Lynne Abraham Interested In U.S. Senate  Article Scott³ 
Dec 13, 2008 06:00am Endorsement Rendell: Matthews is the 'strongest Democratic candidate'  Article karin1492 
Dec 07, 2008 12:00pm News Chris Matthews signing new 'Hardball' contract  Article TX DEM 
Dec 05, 2008 11:05pm News MSNBC's Matthews house-hunting in Philly  Article Scott³ 
Dec 04, 2008 02:00am News Rep. (Patrick) Murphy Eyes Specter’s Seat  Article Scott³ 
Nov 28, 2008 02:55pm News Chris Matthews Staffing Up for Probable Senate Run in 2010  Article Scott³ 
Oct 27, 2008 11:00pm News TV host coy on possible Senate run  Article The Sunset Provision 

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