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  PA State Senate 16 - Special Election
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OfficeState Senate
HonorificState Senate - Abbr: St. Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline February 14, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 05, 2005 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 05, 2005 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start May 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End December 01, 2006 - 12:00am
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedPaul 🇺🇦 August 24, 2015 12:07am
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Description Lt. Governor Knoll called a special election for April 5th, 2005.

The seat became vacant when Republican Charles Dent resigned from the Senate just before being sworn in last week as a congressman representing the Lehigh Valley. Since Dent was serving in the middle of a four-year Senate term, the candidate elected on April 5 will serve until Nov. 30, 2006.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameCharles W. Dent Votes40,320 (65.15%)
Term01/07/2003 - 01/02/2005 Margin18,749 (+30.29%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NamePatrick M. Browne Votes38,764 (54.18%)
Term12/01/2006 - 12/01/2010 Margin5,976 (+8.35%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/21/2005 04/05/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Patrick M. Browne 6 1 ----
Jennifer L. Mann 8 ------
Leaning Call: Patrick M. Browne (50.00%)
Weighted Call: Patrick M. Browne (97.18%)

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Name St. Rep. Patrick M. Browne St. Rep. Jennifer L. Mann Drake E. Minder  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 15,911 (52.51%) 13,507 (44.58%) 883 (2.91%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,404 (-7.93%) -15,028 (-49.60%)  
Predict Avg.50.30% 48.90% 0.50%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/2005 01/01/2005 --  
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 06, 2005 04:00am News Browne wins state Senate seat In special election, Republican takes 52.5% of vote to beat Mann.  Article None Entered 
Mar 24, 2005 05:00pm News [PA] Browne wants DUI ads pulled  Article Scott³ 
Mar 20, 2005 12:00am News Former foes praise Rendell's leadership, "Polls show Mann trailing Browne"  Article Scott³ 
Mar 00, 2005 10:00pm Election Guide 16th Senate District Special Election  Article Scott³ 
Jan 11, 2005 12:00am News [PA] Voters must choose Dent's replacement in special election  Article Scott³ 
Jan 11, 2005 12:00am News Two state reps eager to move into Senate. Republican Browne and Democrat Mann on April 5 ballot for Dent's seat.  Article Scott³ 

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