2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

2022 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

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All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
102 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joanna McClinton Bryan Cutler
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01) June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22)[1]
Leader's seat 191st 100th
Last election 90 113
Seats after 102 101
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 12
Popular vote 2,258,892 2,638,894
Percentage 45.76% 53.46%
Swing Decrease 0.81% Increase 0.73%

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Speaker before election

Bryan Cutler
Republican

Elected Speaker

Mark Rozzi
Democratic

The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 8, 2022, with all districts currently being decided. The term of office for those elected in 2022 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years.[2]

In what was described as a "shocking upset", Democrats gained 12 seats, giving them a majority of 102 out of 203 seats and winning control of the chamber for the first time since 2010 despite losing the popular vote.[3][4][5] This defied many analysts’ predictions, including that of Sabato's Crystal Ball, which had rated House control as "Likely Republican".

  1. ^ "Lancaster County Rep. Bryan Cutler voted Speaker of Pennsylvania House of Representatives". fox43.com. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Wikisource:Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874/Article 2
  3. ^ Lai, Jonathan; Marin, Max; Orso, Anna (November 16, 2022). "Democrats won a majority of seats in the Pa. House for the first time in 12 years". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Weber, Peter (November 17, 2022). "Democrats appear to have flipped the Pennsylvania House, may be short votes to pick a speaker". Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Democrats Win Pennsylvania State House Majority In Shocking Upset". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

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