See also: 2020 Pennsylvania elections.
| Election Name: | 2016 Pennsylvania Senate election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | legislative |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Pennsylvania Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Pennsylvania Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All odd-numbered seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Image1 Size: | 180px |
| Leader1: | Joe Scarnati |
| Party1: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat1: | 25th |
| Last Election1: | 31 |
| Seats1: | 16 |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,467,674 |
| Percentage1: | 53.29% |
| Image2 Size: | 180px |
| Leader2: | Jay Costa |
| Party2: | Pennsylvania Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 43rd |
| Last Election2: | 19 |
| Seats Needed2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,272,575 |
| Percentage2: | 46.20% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President Pro Tempore | |
| Before Election: | Joe Scarnati |
| Before Party: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
| Posttitle: | President Pro Tempore |
| After Election: | Joe Scarnati |
| After Party: | Pennsylvania Republican Party |
The 2016 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 8, 2016, with all odd-numbered districts being contested. Primary elections were held on April 26, 2016. The term of office for those elected in 2016 began when the Senate convened in January 2017. Pennsylvania state senators are elected to four-year terms, with 25 of the 50 seats contested every two years.
Republicans had controlled the chamber since the 1994 election (years as of election day).
| Affiliation | Candidates | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | Seats after | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 19 | 1,467,674 | 53.29% | 16 (3) | 34 | ||
| Democratic | 18 | 1,272,575 | 46.20% | 9 (3) | 16 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 14,032 | 0.51% | 0 | |||
| Total | 39 | 2,754,281 | 100% | 25 | 50 | ||
A special election was held on April 26, 2016, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dominic Pileggi on January 5, 2016, after his election to a county judgeship.[1]
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