United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1994

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United States Senate election election in Pennsylvania

The United States Senate election in Pennsylvania in 1994 was a midterm contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Harris Wofford was defeated by Republican challenger Rick Santorum, shifting the seat to the GOP.

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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1994 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate election ⓘ
election in Pennsylvania ⓘ
candidateParty Harris Wofford – Democratic Party ⓘ
Rick Santorum – Republican Party ⓘ
context 1994 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
surface form: 1994 Republican Revolution
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
electionDate 1994-11-08 ⓘ
electionYear 1994 ⓘ
incumbentBeforeElection Harris Wofford ⓘ
incumbentOutcome defeated ⓘ
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Democratic Party ⓘ
incumbentRanForReelection true ⓘ
locatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
majorCandidate Harris Wofford ⓘ
Rick Santorum ⓘ
nextElection 2000 United States Senate elections ⓘ
surface form: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2000
nextYear 2000 ⓘ
officeContested United States Senate ⓘ
partOf 1994 United States Senate elections ⓘ
1994 United States Senate elections ⓘ
surface form: 1994 United States elections
previousElection United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1988 ⓘ
previousYear 1988 ⓘ
result Republican gain from Democratic ⓘ
seatContested U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania ⓘ
successor Rick Santorum ⓘ
successorParty Republican Party ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Clinton administration ⓘ
surface form: Presidency of Bill Clinton
type midterm election ⓘ
winner Rick Santorum ⓘ
winningParty Republican Party ⓘ

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John F. Lehman → officeContested → United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1994 ⓘ