2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 25
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Joseph B. Scarnati III (Ind) won with 32.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Calla Jr. (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph B. Scarnati IIIIndependent · winner
32.9%29,346
Joseph J. Calla Jr.Democrat
32.7%29,149
Bill SlocumRepublican · incumbent
31.6%28,209
Alan R. KiserConstitution
2.8%2,460
89,164 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joseph B. Scarnati III (I)Joseph J. Calla Jr. (D)Bill Slocum (R)
Also on the ballot: Alan R. Kiser (Constitution), 2.8%