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November 6, 2012 Election

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  • President

    President/Vice President of the United StatesClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Executive

    Attorney GeneralClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kathleen G. Kane, Democratic
      3,125,557 votes 56.1%
    • David J. Freed, Republican
      2,313,506 votes 41.6%
    • Marakay Rogers, Libertarian
      128,140 votes 2.3%

    Auditor GeneralClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State TreasurerClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    US Legislature

    United States SenatorClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Bob Casey, Jr., Democratic
      3,021,364 votes 53.7%
    • Tom Smith, Republican
      2,509,132 votes 44.6%
    • Rayburn Smith, Libertarian
      96,926 votes 1.7%

    US Representative; Pennsylvania Congressional District; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Robert A. Brady, Democratic
      235,394 votes 85.0%
    • John Featherman, Republican
      41,708 votes 15.1%

    US Representative; Pennsylvania Congressional District; District 2Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Chaka Fattah, Democratic
      318,176 votes 89.3%
    • Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr., Republican
      33,381 votes 9.4%
    • James Foster, Libertarian
      4,829 votes 1.4%

    US Representative; Pennsylvania Congressional District; District 13Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Allyson Y. Schwartz, Democratic
      209,901 votes 69.1%
    • Joseph James Rooney, Republican
      93,918 votes 30.9%

    State Legislature

    State Senator; Pennsylvania State Senate; District 1Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Senator; Pennsylvania State Senate; District 3Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Shirley M. Kitchen, Democratic
      101,151 votes 100.0%

    State Senator; Pennsylvania State Senate; District 5Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mike Stack, Democratic
      65,587 votes 71.7%
    • Michael J. Tomlinson, Republican
      25,954 votes 28.4%

    State Senator; Pennsylvania State Senate; District 7Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vincent J. Hughes, Democratic
      105,146 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 152Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Thomas P. Murt, Republican
      19,164 votes 63.6%
    • Ronald Adam Kolla, Democratic
      10,949 votes 36.4%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 154Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Steve C. McCarter, Democratic
      25,794 votes 75.6%
    • Mark Sirinides, Republican
      8,309 votes 24.4%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 169Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Edward J. Neilson, Democratic
      15,825 votes 65.2%
    • David M. Kralle, Republican
      8,435 votes 34.8%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 170Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brendan F. Boyle, Democratic
      18,612 votes 100.0%
    • George W. Weiss, Jr., Republican

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 172Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Kevin J. Boyle, Democratic
      16,839 votes 67.9%
    • Al Taubenberger, Republican
      7,961 votes 32.1%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 173Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael Patrick McGeehan, Democratic
      16,033 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 174Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John P. Sabatina, Jr., Democratic
      18,230 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 175Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michael H. O'Brien, Democratic
      24,577 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 177Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • John J. Taylor, Republican
      12,249 votes 56.8%
    • William F. Dunbar, Democratic
      9,336 votes 43.3%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 179Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James W. Clay, Jr., Democratic
      19,109 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 180Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Angel L. Cruz, Democratic
      16,913 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 181Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • W. Curtis Thomas, Democratic
      25,275 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 182Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Brian K. Sims, Democratic
      28,537 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 184Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • William F. Keller, Democratic
      19,277 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 185Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Maria P. Donatucci, Democratic
      22,282 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 186Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jordan A. Harris, Democratic
      26,469 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 188Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • James R. Roebuck, Democratic
      22,715 votes 93.7%
    • Ernest Adkins, Republican
      1,521 votes 6.3%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 190Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Vanessa L. Brown, Democratic
      27,617 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 191Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Ronald G. Waters, Democratic
      25,569 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 192Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Louise Bishop, Democratic
      28,149 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 194Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 195Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Michelle F. Brownlee, Democratic
      26,914 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 197Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Jose P. Miranda, Democratic
      25,998 votes 94.9%
    • Steve L. Crum, Republican
      1,404 votes 5.1%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 198Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rosita C. Youngblood, Democratic
      26,517 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 200Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Cherelle Lesley Parker, Democratic
      30,035 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 201Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Stephen Kinsey, Democratic
      26,486 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 202Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Mark B. Cohen, Democratic
      21,832 votes 100.0%

    State Representative; Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; District 203Click here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Dwight Evans, Democratic
      27,080 votes 100.0%

    Local Questions

    Question 1 Home Rule Charter Questions -- City of Philadelphia (Majority Approval Required)
    (1) Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to allow for the establishment of an independent rate-making body for fixing and regulating water and sewer rates and charges and to prescribe open and transparent processes and procedures for fixing and regulating said rates and charges?

    (2) Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to authorize the creation by ordinance of requirements for additional information to be submitted with the annual operating budget, annual capital budget, and capital program, including, but not limited to, information about the cost of performing specific functions, the effectiveness of such functions, and the costs versus benefits of proposed expenditures, and to require the Finance Director to provide such information?

    (3 ) Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter - which allows for a preference in the civil service regulations for the children of Philadelphia firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty - be amended to further allow for a preference for the grandchildren of such firefighters or police officers?

    (4) Should the City of Philadelphia borrow ONE HUNDRED TWENTY THREE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($123,670,000) to be spent for and toward capital purposes as follows: Transit; Streets and Sanitation; Municipal Buildings; Parks, Recreation and Museums; and Economic and Community Development?

    The order of the contests and candidates on this ballot representation is NOT necessarily the same as your county's official ballot.
    If you print and mark your choices on this page and take it to the polls instead of an official sample ballot, be very careful.


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