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  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline March 09, 2010 - 05:00pm
Polls Open May 18, 2010 - 06:00am
Polls Close May 18, 2010 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorMcCord 2014
Last Modifiedev August 19, 2010 12:13am
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionElections Bureau [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameArlen Specter Votes2,925,080 (52.62%)
Term01/03/2005 - 04/28/2009 Margin590,954 (+10.63%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 9.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Arlen Specter
Safe 2
Strong 5
Lean 2
Slight 10
Joseph A. Sestak
Lean 5
Slight 25
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

12/08/2008 05/16/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Joseph A. Sestak (I) Sen. Arlen Specter
PartyDemocratic Democratic
Votes568,563 (53.85%) 487,217 (46.15%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -81,346 (-7.70%)
Predict Avg.46.96% 53.04%
M@44.00% (-1.53 pts)56.00% (-2.11 pts)
Kyle49.85% (+2.37 pts)50.16% (+1.78 pts)
derstad98040.00% (-4.20 pts)60.00% (-4.77 pts)
Qbanito54.00% (+4.94 pts)46.00% (+4.36 pts)
Finances$0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Quinnipiac University 
05/12-05/16		 42.00% (+0.0) 41.00% (-3.0)
Muhlenberg College 
05/12-05/15		 44.00% (-1.0) 44.00% (-1.0)
Suffolk University 
05/11-05/13		 49.00% (+0.0) 40.00% (+0.0)
Research 2000 
05/10-05/12		 45.00% (+13.0) 43.00% (-8.0)
Muhlenberg College 
05/08-05/11		 45.00% (-2.0) 45.00% (+3.0)
Quinnipiac University 
05/05-05/10		 42.00% (+3.0) 44.00% (-3.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D KeystoneProgressive
D jncca
D Crimson
  eQualityGiving
I Pennsylvanian
For Luzerne County Historian
D RP
D John F. Kerry [L]

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 25, 2010 04:15pm Event Specter Escorts Sestak to Democratic Lunch  Article RP 
May 17, 2010 08:00pm News President Obama steers clear of shaky Arlen Specter   Article COSDem 
May 16, 2010 03:00am News Specter would support Sestak in general, Sestak can't say the same  Article Scott³ 
May 10, 2010 06:10pm Endorsement Kerry endorses Specter in Pa. Senate primary  Article COSDem 
Apr 25, 2010 11:00am General Pennsylvania's Specter runs again like he's the underdog  Article Monsieur 
Apr 11, 2010 01:00pm Analysis Sestak Campaign Jumps On Specter-Santorum Deal  Article Scott³ 

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