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2006Final results

2006 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 44

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

John C. Rafferty Jr. (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Weand (D) by 12.5 points.

John C. Rafferty Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
56.2%49,798
Dan WeandDemocrat
43.8%38,768
88,566 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+3.41990R+41.01994R+18.32002R+12.52006R+24.52010R+22.82014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET