In the General Election on November 2nd the Republican party had significant gains in Pennsylvania. Tom Corbett (R) defeated Dan Onorato by ten points 54.5% to 45.5%. Corbett received 2,137,983 votes and Onorato only received 1,783,995 votes. In addition, Corbett had a surprise win in Allegheny County by two points. Pittsburgh was considered a stronghold for Onorato and the Democrats. Furthermore, Corbett will replace Ed Rendell (D) as governor and try to handle the many issues that face Pennsylvania in the coming years.
The Senate race proved to be very dramatic on election night. Pat Toomey (R) ended up winning in a highly contested election against Joe Sestak (D) 51% to 49%. Toomey received 1,995,026 votes and Sestak received only 1,916,703 votes. The polling proved to be accurate as they predicted Toomey would win by two points. This was a major win for the GOP who is trying to gain the majority in the Senate.
In the ten Congressional races in Pennsylvania the Republicans picked up five seats and held three of their seats. Democratic candidate’s held three seats which were districts in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The GOP gains in Pennsylvania helped the party become the majority in the Congress.
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