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  PA US Senate - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeRepublican 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 12:09am
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
03/05/2009 05/18/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Pat Toomey 3 --1 34
Leaning Call: Pat Toomey (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Pat Toomey (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

12/08/2008 05/13/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Pat Toomey Peg Luksik  
PartyRepublican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 671,591 (81.43%) 153,154 (18.57%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -518,437 (-62.86%)  
Predict Avg.88.70% 11.27%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 04/15/2009 03/10/2009  
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.64%-- 6.41%--  
Suffolk University 
05/11/10-05/13/10		 60.00% -- 9.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
05/05/10-05/10/10		 60.00% 13.0 9.00% 3.0
Franklin & Marshall College 
05/03/10-05/09/10		 28.00% 2.0 1.00% 3.0
Franklin & Marshall College 
03/15/10-03/21/10		 30.00% -- 4.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/14/09-07/19/09		 47.00% 9.0 6.00% 3.0
Quinnipiac University 
05/20/09-05/26/09		 38.00% -- 3.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
  Harrisburg Patriot-News
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  Daily Pennsylvanian
  Philadelphia Inquirer
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
R Tim Pawlenty 🔗
  Club for Growth
R CAGOP
  Pennsylvania Republican Party
  National Republican Senatorial Committee
R Joseph R. Pitts 🔗
R Charles W. Dent 🔗
R SC Moose
R Michael Reagan 🔗
R ...
R Mike Folmer 🔗
R SC-Conservative
Veg Thomas Walker
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 13, 2010 02:00am General The other Senate primary in Pa.: Toomey vs. Luksik  Article Jason 
Apr 05, 2010 11:00pm Blog Entry Toomey: $2.3M in one quarter  Article Scott³ 
Jul 09, 2009 11:00am News Orie pondering Toomey challenge  Article COSDem 
Jun 24, 2009 02:00pm Statement Gerlach: Senate run off the table  Article RP 
May 14, 2009 05:00pm Endorsement Dent endorses Toomey  Article Scott³ 
May 07, 2009 12:00pm News Ridge won't challenge Specter for Pa. Senate seat   Article COSDem 
May 05, 2009 11:00pm News Ridge May Run for Specter's Senate Seat  Article Scott³ 
May 01, 2009 07:00am Speculative NRSC abandoning Toomey?  Article Monsieur 
Apr 29, 2009 11:25am Statement Gerlach on Possible Pennsylvania Senate Bid: 'Don't Rule Anything Out'  Article RP 
Apr 15, 2009 06:00pm Announcement Conservative Pat Toomey announces he will challenge Sen. Specter in Pa. GOP primary  Article Monsieur 
Apr 14, 2009 09:10am News Specter's Stimulus Vote Looms Large in Race  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 02, 2009 07:00pm General Specter Swings to the Right to Save Senate Seat  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 26, 2009 03:00pm Blog Entry Santorum Rips On Specter In New Op-Ed  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 26, 2009 12:05pm News Specter trying to gauge interest in an 'open' primary election  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 25, 2009 11:00pm News Specter not surprised by Toomey poll lead  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 11, 2009 11:00am Opinion Can Peg Luksik Save Specter?  Article Scott³ 
Mar 10, 2009 10:00am News Conservatives Bet on Ousting Specter in 2010  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 07, 2009 07:00pm News Specter Gets A Primary Challenge From Peg Luksik  Article Scott³ 
Mar 05, 2009 06:00pm News Toomey to challenge Specter again  Article Ex-New Jerseyan 
Mar 02, 2009 04:40pm News Toomey weighs 2010 primary challenge to Specter  Article The Sunset Provision 
Feb 28, 2009 11:00pm Poll Specter could be 'toast' in 2010 election, pollster says  Article RP 
Feb 28, 2009 06:40pm News A challenge from the right: Murphy sets sights on Specter's Senate seat  Article Scott³ 
Feb 28, 2009 02:00pm News Devon Generally to Challenge Arlen Specter for U.S. Senate  Article Barack O-blame-a 
Feb 24, 2009 05:00pm News Gleason: Pa. GOP may not back Specter  Article karin1492 
Jan 23, 2009 06:00pm News Toomey bags Senate run, takes steps in possible guv bid  Article TX DEM 
Dec 01, 2008 09:00pm Blog Entry PA-Sen: Toomey Eyeing a Rematch?  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 19, 2007 09:40pm News Sen. Specter plans to seek 6th term  Article The Sunset Provision 

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