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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline August 02, 2010 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedRBH December 04, 2010 12:11pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Signature Requirements for 3rd party candidates: 19,082
Due by August 2, 2010
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 Won11/08/2016
NamePat Toomey Votes2,951,702 (48.77%)
Term01/03/2017 - 01/03/2023 Margin86,690 (+1.43%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 18, 2010 PA US Senate - D Primary
Joseph A. Sestak
D 1,055,780
May 18, 2010 PA US Senate - R Primary
Pat Toomey
R 824,745
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/27/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Joseph A. Sestak 11 3 1 --
Pat Toomey 35 12 2 3
Leaning Call: Pat Toomey (79.38%)
Weighted Call: Pat Toomey (75.69%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/06/2010 10/31/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Rep. Pat Toomey Rep. Joseph A. Sestak  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,028,945 (51.01%) 1,948,716 (48.99%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -80,229 (-2.02%)  
Predict Avg.50.40% 48.75%  
Cash On Hand 6/30 $4,654,522.00 6/30 $2,086,724.00  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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MATCHUP POLLS (67 from 20 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.64%-- 45.64%--  
Public Policy Polling 
10/30/10-10/31/10		 51.00% 6.0 46.00% --
YouGov 
10/28/10-10/31/10		 47.60% 1.9 43.50% 0.7
Muhlenberg College 
10/28/10-10/31/10		 48.00% -- 44.00% 4.0
Quinnipiac University 
10/25/10-10/30/10		 50.00% 2.0 45.00% 1.0
Marist Institute 
10/26/10-10/28/10		 52.00% 1.0 45.00% 3.0
Rasmussen Reports 
10/28/10-10/28/10		 50.00% 2.0 46.00% 2.0
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBT Smart
AENM Angry Russian
  To Protect Our Heritage PAC
  Doylestown (PA) Intelligencer
  Bucks County Courier Times
  Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat
  Lancaster New Era
  Altoona Mirror
  DuBois (PA) Courier-Express
  Williamsport Sun-Gazette
  Easton Express-Times
  Towanda (PA) Daily Review
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  Fraternal Order of Police
R Kyle
R Maryland Republican
R TurnerforCongress
R Scott³
R ...
Veg Thomas Walker
  Daily Pennsylvanian
  Delaware County Times
  Pocono Record
  Swarthmore College Phoenix
  Philadelphia City Paper
  Penn State Daily Collegian
  Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
  York Dispatch
  York Daily Record
  Scranton (PA) Times-Tribune
  Philadelphia Daily News
  Washington (PA) Observer-Reporter
  Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
  Harrisburg Patriot-News
  Erie Times-News
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  Sunbury (PA) Daily Item
I Mr Independent
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
D Some say...
R Chuck Hagel 🔗
D Michael R. "Mike" Bloomberg 🔗
D Qbanito
  eQualityGiving
D Bob
D DFWDem
D Brandonius Maximus
IND Monsieur
I smm
D Jason
D Sarnstrom
G Guy
IndP 6921
Laf-W Craverguy
D COSDem
LBR Old LW
I McCord 2014
 


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Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/15/2010 Joseph A. Sestak TVAd Issue eng Belle  00:00:32 RP 
08/16/2010 TVAd Attack eng Rockets  00:00:31 Scott³ 
08/16/2010 Joseph A. Sestak TVAd Attack eng Toomey's Erie  00:00:41 Scott³ 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 02, 2010 03:00pm News Dems say Philly turnout beating expectations  Article Some say... 
Oct 25, 2010 11:00am Speculative Hot Questions: Is Christine O'Donnell Hurting the GOP in Pennsylvania?  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 24, 2010 07:00pm News Pat Toomey sidesteps questions about Sarah Palin endorsement of him  Article The Sunset Provision 
Oct 20, 2010 02:00pm General Pennsylvania Senate race moves back to "Toss Up"  Article COSDem 
Oct 15, 2010 05:00am News (PA) Absentee ballot requests favoring GOP  Article Scott³ 
Sep 28, 2010 02:00am News Cash Crunch: Senate Dems Scale Back Ad Campaign in Pennsylvania  Article Scott³ 
Aug 23, 2010 06:00pm Endorsement Republican Chuck Hagel backs Democrat in Pa. Senate race  Article COSDem 
Aug 20, 2010 11:00am General Toomey Says His Plan To Privatize Social Security ‘Would Be A Very Important Start’   Article RP 
Aug 11, 2010 01:00pm News What If They Gave A Sestak Rally And Nobody Came?  Article Scott³ 
Jun 15, 2010 03:45am Commentary Sestak silence worries Pa. officials  Article RP 
Jun 07, 2010 06:25pm News Specter Posse Gallops Back to GOP  Article Scott³ 
May 28, 2010 12:00pm News White House Used Bill Clinton to Ask Sestak to Drop Out of Race  Article Scott³ 
May 24, 2010 12:00pm Scandal Sestak, White House still mum on alleged administration job offer  Article Scott³ 
May 22, 2010 01:20pm Scandal Issa threatens Sestak with complaint  Article Scott³ 
May 21, 2010 12:00am General Anti-D.C. Candidates Still Want K St. Cash  Article Jason 
Jan 21, 2010 12:00pm Poll Poll: Toomey Leads Both Specter And Sestak In Pennsylvania Senate Race  Article Eddie 
Aug 31, 2009 05:00pm News 2 Specter foes [Sestak and Toomey] team up for meeting on health care  Article J.R. 
Jul 22, 2009 12:00pm Poll Toomey Ties Specter In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; More Say New Democrat Does Not Deserve Another Term  Article SC-Conservative 
May 24, 2009 01:00pm News Moderate Pa. Republicans warming to Toomey  Article Scott³ 
May 07, 2009 11:00pm News Ridge Declines to Back Toomey Over Specter  Article Scott³ 
May 04, 2009 01:00pm News DelCo Dem: If Ridge gets in, Democrats ‘better nominate Sestak’  Article Scott³ 
May 04, 2009 10:00am News Poll: As Democrat, Specter leads Toomey by 20 points  Article Eric 
Apr 29, 2009 09:00pm Advertisement GOP WELCOMES SPECTER   Article RP 
Mar 17, 2009 09:00am News Specter won’t rule out run as an Independent   Article ArmyDem 
Nov 30, 2008 06:00pm Election Guide Specter 'prepared' to take on TV anchor [Chris Matthews]  Article Monsieur 
Nov 26, 2008 10:00pm Poll Pa. poll: Economy hitting hard; Specter leads Matthews  Article Scott³ 

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