Pennsylvania Senate: Party Control

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 23, Republicans 27. 50 seats; 26 for a majority.

Democrats 23Republicans 27

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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Democrat 23Republican 27

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Other	Seats	Control
2022	22	28	0	50	Republican majority
2020	22	28	0	50	Republican majority
2018	21	29	0	50	Republican majority
2016	16	34	0	50	Republican majority
2014	20	30	0	50	Republican majority
2012	23	27	0	50	Republican majority
2010	20	30	0	50	Republican majority
2008	20	30	0	50	Republican majority
2006	21	29	0	50	Republican majority
2004	21	29	0	50	Republican majority
2002	20	29	1	50	Republican majority
2000	20	29	1	50	Republican majority
1998	20	30	0	50	Republican majority
1996	20	30	0	50	Republican majority
1994	21	29	0	50	Republican majority
1992	24	26	0	50	Republican majority
1990	24	26	0	50	Republican majority
1988	24	26	0	50	Republican majority
1986	24	26	0	50	Republican majority
1984	23	27	0	50	Republican majority
1982	24	26	0	50	Republican majority
1980	24	26	0	50	Republican majority
1978	26	24	0	50	Democratic majority
1976	31	19	0	50	Democratic majority
1974	29	21	0	50	Democratic majority
1972	26	24	0	50	Democratic majority
1970	26	24	0	50	Democratic majority
1968	Not available

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	NIKIL SAVAL	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
3	SHARIF T STREET	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
5	JOSEPH SAMUEL PICOZZI	Republican	50.4%
7	VINCENT JAMES HUGHES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
9	JOHN I KANE	Democrat	56.1%
11	JUDITH S SCHWANK	Democrat	58.7%
13	SCOTT MARTIN	Republican	59.8%
15	PATRICIA H KIM	Democrat	58.2%
17	AMANDA MARIE CAPPELLETTI	Democrat	68.4%
19	CAROLYN T COMITTA	Democrat	56.5%
21	SCOTT E HUTCHINSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
23	EMERSON EUGENE YAW	Republican	74.7%
25	CRIS DUSH	Republican	66.4%
27	LYNDA J SCHLEGEL CULVER	Republican	72.1%
29	DAVID G ARGALL	Republican	71.0%
31	DAWN WETZEL KEEFER	Republican	60.8%
33	DOUGLAS V MASTRIANO	Republican	69.0%
35	WAYNE LANGERHOLC	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
37	DEVLIN J ROBINSON	Republican	52.8%
39	KIM WARD	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
41	JOSEPH A PITTMAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
43	JAY COSTA	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
45	NICKOLAS R PISCIOTTANO	Democrat	53.1%
47	ELDER A VOGEL	Republican	63.8%
49	DANIEL J LAUGHLIN	Republican	54.1%

2022: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
2	CHRISTINE M TARTAGLIONE	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
4	ARTHUR L HAYWOOD III	Democrat	85.0%
6	FRANK A FARRY	Republican	53.2%
8	ANTHONY HARDY WILLIAMS	Democrat	86.6%
10	STEVEN J SANTARSIERO	Democrat	58.6%
12	MARIA COLLETT	Democrat	59.8%
14	NICHOLAS P MILLER	Democrat	53.5%
16	JARRETT CHARLES COLEMAN	Republican	54.2%
18	LISA M BOSCOLA	Democrat	58.9%
20	ELISABETH J BAKER	Republican	67.7%
22	MARTIN B FLYNN	Democrat	60.4%
24	TRACY E PENNYCUICK	Republican	52.0%
26	TIMOTHY P KEARNEY	Democrat	60.0%
28	KRISTIN LEE PHILLIPS-HILL	Republican	66.9%
30	JUDITH F WARD	Republican	76.2%
32	PATRICK J STEFANO	Republican	75.1%
34	WILLIAM GREGORY ROTHMAN	Republican	63.5%
36	RYAN P AUMENT	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
38	LINDSEY M WILLIAMS	Democrat	55.8%
40	ROSEMARY MAULA BROWN	Republican	55.3%
42	WAYNE D FONTANA	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
44	KATIE J MUTH	Democrat	55.7%
46	CAMERA BARTOLOTTA	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
48	CHRISTOPHER M GEBHARD	Republican	68.4%
50	MICHELE BROOKS	Republican	71.4%

2020: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	NIKIL SAVAL	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
3	SHARIF T STREET	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
5	JOHN P SABATINA JR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
7	VINCENT J HUGHES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
9	JOHN I KANE	Democrat	52.0%
11	JUDITH L SCHWANK	Democrat	58.4%
13	SCOTT F MARTIN	Republican	55.6%
15	GIOVANNI M DISANTO	Republican	51.6%
17	AMANDA M CAPPELLETTI	Democrat	65.9%
19	CAROLYN COMITTA	Democrat	57.5%
21	SCOTT E HUTCHINSON	Republican	70.9%
23	EMERSON EUGENE YAW	Republican	73.1%
25	CRIS DUSH	Republican	74.4%
27	JOHN R GORDNER	Republican	72.3%
29	DAVID G ARGALL	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
31	MICHAEL REGAN	Republican	60.5%
33	DOUGLAS VINCENT MASTRIANO	Republican	68.6%
35	WAYNE LANGERHOLC JR	Republican	73.7%
37	DEVLIN ROBINSON	Republican	52.1%
39	KIM WARD	Republican	67.6%
41	JOE PITTMAN	Republican	72.8%
43	JAY COSTA JR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
45	JAMES R BREWSTER	Democrat	50.0%
47	ELDER A VOGEL JR	Republican	66.5%
49	DANIEL J LAUGHLIN	Republican	59.8%

2018: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
2	CHRISTINE M TARTAGLIONE	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
4	ARTHUR L HAYWOOD III	Democrat	86.6%
6	ROBERT M TOMLINSON	Republican	50.0%
8	ANTHONY H WILLIAMS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
10	STEVEN J SANTARSIERO	Democrat	52.5%
12	MARIA COLLETT	Democrat	52.7%
14	JOHN T YUDICHAK	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
16	PATRICK M BROWNE	Republican	51.4%
18	LISA M BOSCOLA	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
20	ELISABETH J BAKER	Republican	82.3%
22	JOHN P BLAKE	Democrat	61.3%
24	ROBERT BRUCE MENSCH	Republican	52.4%
26	TIMOTHY P KEARNEY	Democrat	54.3%
28	KRISTIN LEE PHILLIPS-HILL	Republican	62.7%
30	JUDITH F WARD	Republican	72.9%
32	PATRICK J STEFANO	Republican	65.7%
34	JACOB D CORMAN III	Republican	55.8%
36	RYAN PATRICK AUMENT	Republican	66.4%
38	LINDSEY MARIE WILLIAMS	Democrat	50.3%
40	MARIO M SCAVELLO	Republican	55.7%
42	WAYNE D FONTANA	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
44	KATIE J MUTH	Democrat	52.0%
46	CAMERA C BARTOLOTTA	Republican	58.8%
48	MICHAEL J FOLMER	Republican	62.9%
50	MICHELE BROOKS	Republican	65.6%

2016: 25 contests

Incomplete in the source: counties in the file with no rows for this chamber (uncontested seats left off the ballot, or missing data).

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	LAWRENCE M FARNESE	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
3	SHARIF T STREET	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
5	JOHN P SABATINA	not in source	67.1%	seats not in source
7	VINCENT J HUGHES	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
9	THOMAS H. KILLION	not in source	51.4%	seats not in source
11	JUDITH L SCHWANK	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
13	SCOTT F MARTIN	not in source	57.9%	seats not in source
15	GIOVANNI M DISANTO	not in source	51.7%	seats not in source
17	DAYLIN B LEACH	not in source	64.0%	seats not in source
19	ANDREW E DINNIMAN	not in source	56.4%	seats not in source
21	SCOTT E HUTCHINSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
23	EMERSON EUGENE YAW	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
25	JOSEPH B. SCARNATI	not in source	74.8%	seats not in source
27	JOHN R GORDNER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
29	DAVID G ARGALL	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
31	MICHAEL R REGAN	not in source	64.6%	seats not in source
33	RICHARD L ALLOWAY	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
35	WAYNE LANGERHOLC	not in source	62.3%	seats not in source
37	GUY RESCHENTHALER	not in source	60.6%	seats not in source
39	KIM WARD	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
41	DONALD C WHITE	not in source	68.4%	seats not in source
43	JAY COSTA	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
45	JAMES R BREWSTER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
47	ELDER A VOGEL	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
49	DANIEL J LAUGHLIN	not in source	53.4%	seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.