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  PA State Senate 42 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA State Senate > PA State Senate 42
OfficeState Senate
HonorificState Senate - Abbr: St. Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 00, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 17, 2005 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 17, 2005 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start June 14, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End December 01, 2006 - 12:00am
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedScott³ June 20, 2005 06:22pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Lt. Governor Knoll called a special election for May 17, 2005.

The seat became vacant when Democrat Jack Wagner resigned from the Senate in mid- January to assume the position of Pennsylvania State Auditor. Since Wagner was serving in the middle of a four-year Senate term, the candidate elected on May 17 will serve until Nov. 30, 2006.

Former Democrat Sam Sleva is a candidate on the "Democracy for Independence" party line.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameJack Wagner Votes44,249 (72.30%)
Term01/07/2003 - 01/17/2005 Margin27,297 (+44.60%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameWayne Fontana Votes60,634 (100.00%)
Term12/01/2006 - 12/01/2010 Margin60,634 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 22, 2005 PA State Senate 42 - Special R Nomination
Michael Diven
R 79
Feb 27, 2005 PA State Senate 42 Special Election - D Nomination
Wayne Fontana
D 428
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/22/2005 05/17/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Wayne Fontana 14 3 ----
Michael Diven 8 ------
Leaning Call: Wayne Fontana (71.43%)
Weighted Call: Michael Diven (71.04%)
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Poll Graph

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CANDIDATES
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Name Cty Brd. Wayne Fontana St. Rep. Michael Diven Mark Rauterkus  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 19,158 (55.27%) 12,973 (37.43%) 2,530 (7.30%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -6,185 (-17.84%) -16,628 (-47.97%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 02/27/2005 02/22/2005 01/01/2005  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Internal Candidate Poll 
05/00/05-05/00/05
44.00% -- 31.00% -- 0.00% --
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 20, 2005 09:00pm Analysis Diven experiment minor loss for GOP  Article *crickets chirp* 
May 03, 2005 06:55pm Commentary Where's Diven? (Pittsburgh Tuesday takes)  Article RP 
Mar 20, 2005 12:00am News Former foes praise Rendell's leadership. " Polls show Democrat Wayne Fontana trailing state Rep. Mike Diven"  Article Scott³ 
Mar 00, 2005 10:00pm Election Guide 42nd Senate District Special Election  Article Scott³ 
Feb 23, 2005 12:00am Advertisement [PA] Diven for Senate TV Spot  Article Scott³ 
Feb 14, 2005 12:00am News [PA] GOP banking on Diven to pick up state Senate seat  Article Scott³ 

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