2012 Senate elections · Pennsylvania history
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election 2012
Robert P. Casey Jr. DEM +9.1 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 5,627,422
- Margin
- 9.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in PA
- D+5.4same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert P. Casey Jr. Won | DEM | 3,021,364 | 53.69% | |
| Tom Smith | REP | 2,509,132 | 44.59% | |
| Rayburn Smith | LIB | 96,926 | 1.72% | |
| Total | 5,627,422 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Pennsylvania Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Dave McCormick | 0.2 |
| 2022 | Class III | John Fetterman | 4.9 |
| 2018 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 13.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Toomey | 1.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 9.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Toomey | 2.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert P. Casey Jr. | 17.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 10.6 |
| 2000 | Class I | Rick Santorum | 6.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 26.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rick Santorum | 2.5 |
| 1992 | Class III | Arlen Specter | 2.8 |
Full Pennsylvania Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Pennsylvania Senate race?
Robert P. Casey Jr. (DEM) won with 53.7% of the vote, ahead of Tom Smith (44.6%), a margin of 9.1 points.
Did the Pennsylvania Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Pennsylvania Senate race?
5,627,422 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.