PENNSYLVANIA 23 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Pennsylvania Department of State)
Total Population, April 1, 2000 12,281,054
Voting Age Population, Nov. 2000   9,155,000  % change from '96  +0.0
Total Registration, Nov. 2000    7,781,997
Dem. 3,736,304 (48.01%)   Rep. 3,250,764 (41.77%)   Const. 7,918 (0.10%)    Lib. 30,248 (0.39%)   Other Parties 756,763  (9.72%)
Pennsylvania has: 67 counties.
Largest counties: Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware.
Largest cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Allentown.

Government
Governor: Tom Ridge (R) re-elected in 1998.
State Legislature: Pennsylvania General Assembly   House: 100D, 100R, 3v   Senate: 20D, 30R
Local: Counties, Cities, Townships..., Counties   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 11D,10R - 1. B.Brady (D) | 2. C.Fattah (D) | 3. B.Borski (D) | 4. R.Klink (D) | 5. J.Peterson (R) | 6. T.Holden (D) | 7. C.Weldon (R) | 8. J.Greenwood (R) | 9. B.Shuster (R) | 10. D.Sherwood (R) | 11. P.Kanjorski (D) | 12. J.Murtha (D) | 13. J.Hoeffel (D) | 14. B.Coyne (D) | 15. P.Toomey (R) | 16. J.Pitts (R) | 17. G.Gekas (R) | 18. M.Doyle (D) | 19. B.Goodling (R) | 20. F.Mascara (D) | 21. P.English (R).
U.S. Senate: Rick Santorum (R) up for re-election in 2000, Arlen Specter (R) re-elected in 1998.
Changes as of the November 2000 Elections
State Legislature: All 203 House seats and 25 of 50 Senate seats were up.  Republicans won control of the House and retained control of the Senate.  House: 99D, 104R  Senate: 20D, 30R.
U.S. House: Two new members were elected-- 4. M.Hart (R), 19. T.Platts (R). Republicans picked up the 4th district seat formerly held by R.Klink and retained the open 19th, gaining control of the delegation...10D, 11R
U.S. Senate: Rick Santorum (R) re-elected, defeating Rep. Klink 52.4%-45.5%.
Note: B.Shuster (R) resigned after the 2000 elections, effective Feb. 2001; special election to be held May 15, 2001.
 

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The Keystone State

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.).....2,215,819
(49.17)
Dole (Rep.)..........1,801,169
(39.97)
Perot (Ref.)............430,984
(9.56)
Others (3+w/ins).......58,146
(1.29)
Total........4,506,118

1992
Clinton (Dem.).....2,239,164
(45.15)
Bush (Rep.).........1,791,841
(36.13)
Perot (PfP).............902,667
(18.20)
Others (2)................26,138
(0.52)
Total........4,959,810

Results
2000
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
2,281,127
(46.43)
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
2,485,967
(50.60)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
   14,428
(0.29)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
11,248
(0.23)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
103,392
(2.10)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
   16,023
(0.33)
Write-ins
934
(0.02)
Total........4,913,119
Overview
Pennsylvania, with 23 electoral votes, was a battleground state from beginning to end, drawing much attention and resources from both campaigns.  Before the race even got underway, both parties considered holding their nominating conventions in Philadelphia.  On Election Night itself, when networks prematurely called Florida for Bush, Pennsylvania was for a time seen as a must-win for Bush.  As it was, Gore-Lieberman carried the state with a plurality of 204,840 votes (4.17 percentage points).  Bush carried 49 counties to 18 for Gore, but Gore won in the five most populous counties, including a plurality of 348,223 votes in Philadelphia County.
General Election Activity
Notes: In Pennsylvania the Republicans and Democrats are major parties, while the Constitution Party and the Libertarian Party qualify as minor parties.  Others are referred to as "political bodies."  Minor party and other presidential candidates wishing to appear on the ballot in the general election needed to obtain signatures from 21,739 registered electors (2% of the highest showing by a candidate in the last statewide election) in the period from Jan. 26-Aug. 1, 2000. 
Last day to register before the November election: Oct. 10, 2000.
Other races: Incumbents won several closely fought House races.  10th District. Don Sherwood (R) defeated Pat Casey (D) 52.1% to 47.9% (124,830 to 112,580).  13th District. Joe Hoeffel (D) defeated Stewart Greenleaf (R) 52.8% to 45.7% (146,026 to 126,501 with  4,224 votes going to the Libertarian).  15th District. Pat Toomey (R) fended off a challenge from Ed O'Brien (D) 53.3 to 46.7% (118,307 to 103,864).
 
 
Presidential Primary:   Tuesday, April 4, 2000
(HB 653, introduced in the General Assembly in early 1999, would have advanced the presidential primary to the third Tuesday of March--March 21,   However the bill did not get beyond the committee stage.)
Republican Primary
Total Vote Percent
Gary Bauer 8,806 1.37%
+George W. Bush 472,398 73.46%
Steve Forbes 16,162 2.51%
John McCain
145,719
22.66%
Total 643,085

Total Delegates
80 of 2,066 (3.9%).
 
Democratic Primary
Total Vote Percent
Bill Bradley 146,797 20.86%
+Al Gore 525,306 74.60%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. 32,047 4.55%
Total 704,150

Total Pledged Delegates
160 of 3,537 (4.5%).
Total Delegates
191 of 4,335 (4.4%).

Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.