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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline August 01, 2012 - 05:00pm
Polls Open November 06, 2012 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 06, 2012 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
Turnout 66.88% Registered 45.82% Total Population
ContributorMcCord 2014
Last ModifiedRBH December 14, 2012 10:46pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameBob Casey Jr. Votes2,392,984 (58.64%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2013 Margin708,206 (+17.35%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 24, 2012 PA US Senate - R Primary Tom Smith
Apr 24, 2012 PA US Senate - D Primary Bob Casey Jr.
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LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/22/2008 11/06/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bob Casey Jr. 10 21 32 10
Tom Smith 1 ------
Leaning Call: Bob Casey Jr. (99.47%)
Weighted Call: Bob Casey Jr. (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
11/17/2011 11/04/2012

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Sen. Bob Casey Jr. Tom Smith Rayburn Smith (W) Osborne G. Hart  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Socialist Workers  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Certified Votes3,021,364 (53.69%) 2,509,132 (44.59%) 96,926 (1.72%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -512,232 (-9.10%) -2,924,438 (-51.97%) -3,021,364 (-53.69%)  
Predict Avg.52.00% 41.50% 1.25% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 6/30 $6,226,560.00 6/30 $2,280,655.00 $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (50 from 21 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.70%-- 40.63%-- 1.73%-- 0.00%--  
Angus Reid 
11/02/12-11/04/12		 53.00% 2.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Muhlenberg College 
11/01/12-11/03/12		 48.00% 3.0 42.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/31/12-11/03/12		 50.00% 2.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling (D) 
11/02/12-11/03/12		 52.00% 2.0 44.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/30/12-10/30/12		 46.00% 1.0 45.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Franklin & Marshall College 
10/23/12-10/28/12		 46.00% 2.0 35.00% 3.0 2.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
J Lawrence
R Republitarian
R Maryland Republican
Laf-W Craverguy
LBT Kane for Senate
 

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
09/25/2012 Tom Smith vs Bob Casey Jr. TVAd Mixed eng Reform  00:00:32 RP 
09/18/2012 Tom Smith vs Bob Casey Jr. TVAd Attack eng Facts  00:00:32 RP 
09/13/2012 Tom Smith vs Bob Casey Jr. TVAd Issue eng The Smith Plan   00:00:31 RP 
09/12/2012 Bob Casey Jr. vs Tom Smith TVAd Attack eng Cup of Tea   00:00:32 RP 
09/10/2012 Bob Casey Jr. TVAd Issue eng Harley  00:00:33 RP 
08/27/2012 Bob Casey Jr. TVAd Biography eng PA AFL CIO Casey   00:00:31 RP 
08/03/2012 Bob Casey Jr. TVAd Issue eng Armor   00:00:33 RP 
11/26/2011 Web Only Ad Attack eng Bob Casey & Barack Obama - Separated at Birth  00:00:00 Christie-Toomey '16 

INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 02, 2012 07:40pm Endorsement For U.S. Senate, none of the above  Article McCord 2014 
Oct 19, 2012 11:00am News Casey camp fires back at Rendell criticism   Article Christie-Toomey '16 
Oct 15, 2012 03:00pm News Smith Outraises Casey, Not Including $10M Loan  Article Christie-Toomey '16 
Oct 10, 2012 06:00pm News Senate 5: A sleeper in Pennsylvania?  Article COSDem 
Oct 10, 2012 03:55pm News New Republican ad in Pa. Senate race shows Sen. Casey as an empty chair  Article Christie-Toomey '16 
Nov 30, 2011 04:00pm Amusing Republicans offer $100 reward for photo of Sen. Bob Casey with Obama  Article Christie-Toomey '16 

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