2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election

The 2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election took place in 2 electoral districts to elect 2 seats. Democratic secured 1 seats, receiving 41.96% of the popular vote. A total number of 108,082 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 8 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 8 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 1 seats, making up 50.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 41.96% of the popular vote. Democratic won 1 seats (50.00%)

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1, name: 'Republican'},{value: 1, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','blue','#99C955','#EFFC2D','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 52832, name: 'Republican'},{value: 45354, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 5373, name: 'Green'},{value: 2326, name: 'Bring People Together'},{value: 2197, name: 'Libertarian'}] }]}
Republican	52,832	48.88%	2	1	50.00%
Democratic	45,354	41.96%	2	1	50.00%
Green	5,373	4.97%	1	0	-
Bring People Together	2,326	2.15%	1	0	-
Libertarian	2,197	2.03%	2	0	-
Total	108,082	100%	8	2	100%

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 22	30,548	51.70%	22,465	38.02%	6,071	10.28%	59,084
District 48	14,806	30.22%	30,367	61.98%	3,825	7.81%	48,998
Total	45,354	41.96%	52,832	48.88%	9,896	9.16%	108,082

Elected Candidates

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 22	Marty Flynn	Democratic	30,548	51.70%	Chris Chermak	Republican	22,465	38.02%	13.68%
District 48	Chris Gebhard	Republican	30,367	61.98%	Calvin C Clements	Democratic	14,806	30.22%	31.76%

Results by Candidates

There are 8 candidates competed for 8 seats, with 5 candidates (62.50%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 22	Marty Flynn	Democratic	30,548	51.70%
	Chris Chermak	Republican	22,465	38.02%
	Marlene Sebastianelli	Green	5,373	9.09%
	Nathan Covington	Libertarian	698	1.18%
District 48	Chris Gebhard	Republican	30,367	61.98%
	Calvin C Clements	Democratic	14,806	30.22%
	Edward H Krebs	Bring People Together	2,326	4.75%
	Tim Mcmaster	Libertarian	1,499	3.06%

Results by Districts

District 22

Marty Flynn of Democratic received 51.70% of the votes, totaling 30,548 votes, to win the election, defeated Chris Chermak of Republican by a comfortable margin of 13.68%. The total votes casted was 59,084.

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election in District 22
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#99C955','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 30548, name: 'Marty Flynn'},{value: 22465, name: 'Chris Chermak'},{value: 5373, name: 'Marlene Sebastianelli'},{value: 698, name: 'Nathan Covington'}] }]}
Marty Flynn	Democratic	30,548	51.70%
Chris Chermak	Republican	22,465	38.02%
Marlene Sebastianelli	Green	5,373	9.09%
Nathan Covington	Libertarian	698	1.18%
Election Date: 2021-05-18, Valid Votes: 59,084, Margin: 13.68%

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election in District 22 (General) - Results by County
County	Marty Flynn Democratic		Chris Chermak Republican		Marlene Sebastianelli Green		Nathan Covington Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Lackawanna	26,808	51.37%	19,724	37.80%	5,083	9.74%	569	1.09%	52,184	13.58%
Luzerne	2,026	53.78%	1,469	39.00%	233	6.19%	39	1.04%	3,767	14.79%
Monroe	1,714	54.71%	1,272	40.60%	57	1.82%	90	2.87%	3,133	14.11%
Total	30,548	51.70%	22,465	38.02%	5,373	9.09%	698	1.18%	59,084	13.68%

District 48

Chris Gebhard of Republican received 61.98% of the votes, totaling 30,367 votes, to win the election, defeated Calvin C Clements of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 31.76%. The total votes casted was 48,998.

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election in District 48
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#6E4F6D','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 30367, name: 'Chris Gebhard'},{value: 14806, name: 'Calvin C Clements'},{value: 2326, name: 'Edward H Krebs'},{value: 1499, name: 'Tim Mcmaster'}] }]}
Chris Gebhard	Republican	30,367	61.98%
Calvin C Clements	Democratic	14,806	30.22%
Edward H Krebs	Bring People Together	2,326	4.75%
Tim Mcmaster	Libertarian	1,499	3.06%
Election Date: 2021-05-18, Valid Votes: 48,998, Margin: 31.76%

2021 Pennsylvania State Senate Special Election in District 48 (General) - Results by County
County	Chris Gebhard Republican		Calvin C Clements Democratic		Edward H Krebs Bring People Together		Tim Mcmaster Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Dauphin	5,889	55.31%	4,066	38.19%	368	3.46%	325	3.05%	10,648	17.12%
Lebanon	17,836	65.09%	7,066	25.79%	1,736	6.34%	763	2.78%	27,401	39.31%
York	6,642	60.66%	3,674	33.56%	222	2.03%	411	3.75%	10,949	27.11%
Total	30,367	61.98%	14,806	30.22%	2,326	4.75%	1,499	3.06%	48,998	31.76%