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  PA State Senate 10 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA State Senate > PA State Senate 10
Office
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 1993 - 12:00pm
Polls Open July 13, 1993 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 13, 1993 - 07:00pm
Term Start September 14, 1993 - 12:00pm
Term End December 01, 1994 - 12:00pm
ContributorMr. Matt
Last ModifiedMr. Matt October 12, 2020 03:07pm
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DescriptionSpecial election due to the election of Jim Greenwood to the U.S. House of Representatives

Heckler was sworn in on September 14, 1993 but questions about the legality of the swearing in on that date lead to his voting privileges in the Senate beginning after taking the oath of office on November 22, 1993: [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1990
NameJim Greenwood Votes47,958 (65.91%)
Term01/03/1991 - 01/03/1993 Margin23,153 (+31.82%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name David W. Heckler Diane G. Blough Tom Lingenfelter (W) Joseph P. "Joe" Schiaffino
PartyRepublican Patriot Democratic Republican
Votes15,146 (70.28%) 3,462 (16.06%) 2,673 (12.40%) 271 (1.26%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -11,684 (-54.21%) -12,473 (-57.87%) -14,875 (-69.02%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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