Pennsylvania General Assembly elections, 2006
- Pennsylvania General Assembly elections, 2006
The 2006 Pennsylvania legislative elections saw the entire 203-member Pennsylvania House of Representatives and half of the Pennsylvania State Senate contested. While initial results of the elections showed the Republicans holding onto a one-seat majority in the state house, the race in the 156th district in Chester County had only 19 votes separating the candidates. A further count of provisional ballots and absentee ballots gave the Democrats a victory in the 156th district by 23 votes. A recount proved decisive in the Democrats' favor with the margin increasing to 28 votes. [http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17623021&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6] This turned control of the state house to the Democrats for the first time since 1994.
As a further note, the pay raise scandal claimed one more high-level victim as Rep. Mike Veon, the Democratic Whip was defeated for re-election.
The Senate elections saw no seats change parties with the Republicans holding onto an eight-seat majority.
Make-up of the Senate following the 2006 elections
House Contests in 2006
enate Contests in 2006
External links
* [http://www.house.state.pa.us/index.cfm PA House website]
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