RepublicanNot in office · last served 2006Last on a ballot: Nov 2004
Paul Semmel
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 (1982–2006). Ran in 12 elections between 1982 and 2004, winning 12.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187
- Last margin
- +34.0
- Won 2002
- Elections
- 12
- 1982–2004
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Semmel was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Semmel has run
Margin: how far Semmel finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | William G. Zollers (D) | 67% | R+34.0 |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1998 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Arlene Dabrow (D) | 73.2% | R+46.4 |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Arlene Dabrow (D) | 65.9% | R+31.8 |
| 1994 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Ernest E. Heckman (D) | 60.8% | R+21.6 |
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | James J. Gaffney (D) | 64.2% | R+28.3 |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Joseph F. Dalton (D) | 69.8% | R+39.6 |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 187 | General | Won | Ernest E. Heckman (D) | 53.8% | R+7.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Semmel has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Semmel has run against
- William G. Zollers (D) · 2002 election, won
- Arlene Dabrow (D) · 1998 election, won
- Ernest E. Heckman (D) · 1990 election, won
- James J. Gaffney (D) · 1986 election, won
- Joseph F. Dalton (D) · 1984 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive