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Senators serve four-year terms; half the seats (the even-numbered districts in 2026) are on the ballot each election.
Pennsylvania › Pennsylvania State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Pennsylvania State Senate District 2
Christine Tartaglione has no major-party opponent.
Christine Tartaglione has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Christine Tartaglione
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+42: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 251,894
- People per km²
- 5,656
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 18%
- White, no degree
- 22%of adults
- White 24%
- Hispanic 40%
- Black 23%
- Asian 8%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
80,613 two-party votes · D+39.4 · D+40.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.7%
Donald Trump (R)30.3%
2022
36,494 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine M Tartaglione (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
90,709 two-party votes · D+51.0 · D+46.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)75.5%
Donald Trump (R)24.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
58,717 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Christine M Tartaglione (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
90,509 two-party votes · D+62.1 · D+59.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)81.1%
Donald Trump (R)18.9%
2014 Earlier district lines
44,869 votes · D+57.8✓ Christine M Tartaglione (D)78.9%
John J Jenkins III (R)21.1%