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  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
Office
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline February 16, 2016 - 05:00pm
Polls Open April 26, 2016 - 06:00am
Polls Close April 26, 2016 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2023 - 12:00pm
ContributorPennsylvanian
Last ModifiedRBH January 31, 2019 12:48am
Data SourcesPa. Secretary of State
DescriptionRep. Joe Sestak was the Democratic Party's U.S. Senate nominee in 2010, but lost to Pat Toomey.

Both Torsella and Shapiro were speculated to run for the Democratic nomination in 2010 before Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic party.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NamePat Toomey Votes2,028,945 (51.01%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2017 Margin80,229 (+2.02%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Joseph A. Sestak
Safe 1
Slight 3
Kathleen A. McGinty
Slight 1
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

05/08/2015 04/23/2016

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Kathleen A. McGinty Rep. Joseph A. Sestak John K. Fetterman Joseph J. "Joe" Vodvarka
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes669,774 (42.50%) 513,221 (32.57%) 307,090 (19.49%) 85,837 (5.45%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -156,553 (-9.93%) -362,684 (-23.01%) -583,937 (-37.05%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Harper Polling 
04/21-04/23
39.00% (+0.0) 33.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0)
Monmouth University 
04/17-04/18
39.00% (+0.0) 39.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Franklin & Marshall College 
04/11-04/18
29.00% (+0.0) 38.00% (+0.0) 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Franklin & Marshall College 
01/18-01/23
13.00% (+0.0) 17.00% (+2.0) 6.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Franklin & Marshall College 
10/19-10/25
13.00% (+0.0) 15.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Robert Morris University 
05/08-05/16
0.00% (+0.0) 44.70% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Barack Obama [L]
D Joe Biden [L]
D Darrell L. Clarke [L]
D Michael A. Nutter [L]
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
D An_62190
LBR Old LW
D Jason Savage
D Martin J. O'Malley [L]
D Barbara Hafer [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 14, 2013 10:05am News Joe Sestak eyes rematch vs. Pat Toomey in 2016  Article Pennsylvanian 

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