Elections for 26 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 27-22 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 22 of 26 general elections were contested. The losing …
Political Profile
Pennsylvania Government:
Governor: Tom Wolf (D)
Lieutenant Governor: John Fetterman (D)
Attorney General: Josh Shapiro (D)
State Treasurer: Stacy Garrity (R)
State Auditor General: Timothy DeFoor (R)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Josh Shapiro | $81,643,916.22 |
| Tom Wolf | $35,862,873.47 |
| Scott R Wagner | $19,517,437.85 |
| Bill McSwain | $17,193,302.61 |
| Paul David Mango | $9,471,411.39 |
| Doug Mastriano | $8,576,761.64 |
| Dave White | $8,216,137.72 |
| Jake Corman III | $7,054,363.17 |
| Vincent Hughes | $6,191,887.97 |
| Jay Costa | $5,224,030.25 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Dscc | $135,737,092.99 |
| Dnc Services Corp /Democratic National Committee | $69,023,997.26 |
| PA Democratic Party | $47,151,123.57 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $46,022,636.04 |
| Students First PAC | $43,963,525.00 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $42,280,819.43 |
| American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Cope (Aft/cope) | $37,853,521.67 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $32,666,801.83 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $31,845,021.75 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $31,788,741.13 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $404,606,097.43 |
| Democratic National Committee Federal | $69,043,997.26 |
| Federal PAC Contributions | $47,470,713.14 |
| Jeffrey Yass | $43,632,000.00 |
| Total Other Contributions | $29,259,363.39 |
| Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $20,904,225.09 |
| Service Employees International Union Cope SEIU Federal | $12,910,147.06 |
| Democratic Governors' Association Federal | $9,831,718.77 |
| Lump Sum of All Contributors | $8,720,333.54 |
| The PAC for America's Future Federal | $8,433,547.00 |
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