Election Name: | 2016 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election |
Country: | Pennsylvania |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
Next Election: | 2018 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 102 |
Leader2: | Frank Dermody |
Leader Since2: | January 4, 2011 |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leaders Seat2: | 33rd |
Seats Before2: | 84 |
Seats Needed2: | 18 |
Seats2: | 82 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 2,755,058 |
Percentage2: | 48.76% |
Swing2: | 5.43% |
Speaker | |
Before Election: | Mike Turzai |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mike Turzai |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leader1: | Mike Turzai |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leader Since1: | January 6, 2015 |
Leaders Seat1: | 28th |
Seats Before1: | 119 |
Seats1: | 121 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,852,921 |
Percentage1: | 50.49% |
Swing1: | 5.55% |
Map Size: | 450px |
The 2016 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2016, with all districts being contested. The primary elections were held on April 26, 2016. The term of office for those elected in 2016 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2017. Pennsylvania state representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years.[1]
Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats Won | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 157 | 2,852,921 | 50.49% | 121 (2) | ||
Democratic | 152 | 2,755,058 | 48.76% | 82 (2) | ||
Independent | 5 | 22,711 | 0.40% | 0 | ||
Libertarian | 4 | 8,354 | 0.15% | 0 | ||
Green | 3 | 5,730 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
Constitution | 1 | 5,429 | 0.10% | 0 | ||
Total | 322 | 5,650,203 | 100% | 203 |
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