Pennsylvania Senate elections, 2008

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 4, 2008, with odd-numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2008 will run from December 1, 2008 until December 1, 2012.Fact|date=May 2008 Necessary primary elections were held on April 22, 2008.cite web
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title = Senator in the General Assembly, 2008 General Primary
work = Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information
publisher = Pennsylvania Department of State
date = 2004
url = http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=27&OfficeID=12
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accessdate = 2008-05-16]

General Elections

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party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Vincent J. Fumo
status = retiring
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Larry Farnese
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jack Morley
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party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Shirley M. Kitchen
status = running for re-election
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Shirley M. Kitchen
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Robert Nix
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race = 5
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Mike Stack
status = running for re-election
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Mike Stack
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = John Farley
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race = 7
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Vincent Hughes
status = running for re-election
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Vincent Hughes
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Marc Perry
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race = 9
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Dominic Pileggi
status = running for re-election
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Dominic F. Pileggi
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = John Linder
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race = 11
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Michael A. O'Pake
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Michael A. O'Pake
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Stephen Fuhs
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party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Gibson E. Armstrong
status = retiring
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Lloyd Smucker
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jose Urdaneta
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race = 15
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Jeffrey E. Piccola
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jeffrey E. Piccola
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Judy Hirsch
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race = 17
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Connie Williams
status = retiring
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Daylin Leach
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Lance Rogers
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race = 19
party= Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Andrew Dinniman [Elected in a [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=23&OfficeID=12 special election] on May 16, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Robert J. Thompson, who died on January 28, 2006.]
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate =Andrew Dinniman
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Steven Kantrowitz
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race = 21
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Mary Jo White
status = running for re-election
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Mary Jo White
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race = 23
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Roger A. Madigan
status = retiring
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Eugene Yaw
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Louis Casimir
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race = 25
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Joseph B. Scarnati III
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Joseph B. Scarnati III
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Donald Hilliard
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race = 27
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = John R. Gordner
status = running for re-election
candidates = 1Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = John R. Gordner
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race = 29
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = James J. Rhoades
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = James J. Rhoades
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Peter J. Symons
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race = 31
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Patricia H. Vance
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Patricia H. Vance
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Susan Kiskis
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party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Terry Punt
status = retiring
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Richard Alloway
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race = 35
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = John N. Wozniak
status =running for re-election
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = John N. Wozniak
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race = 37
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = John Pippy
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = John Pippy
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Amy Jude Schmotzer
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race = 39
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Bob Regola
status = retiring
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Kim Ward
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Tony Bompiani
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race = 41
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Don White
status = running for re-election
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Don White
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race = 43
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Jay Costa, Jr.
status = running for re-election
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jay Costa, Jr.
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race = 45
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Sean F. Logan
status = running for re-election
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Sean F. Logan
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race = 47
party = Democratic Party (US)
incumbent = Gerald J. La Valle
status = retiring
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jason Petrella
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party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Elder Vogel
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race = 49
party = Republican Party (US)
incumbent = Jane M. Earll
status = running for re-election
candidates = 2Election box inline candidate with party link no change
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane M. Earll
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party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Cindy Purvis
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