Vincent Hughes
Pennsylvania State Senator, District 7 since 1996. Ran in 12 elections between 1986 and 2024, winning 12. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 30 yrs
- Since 1996
- Bills became law
- 0
- 73 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.2%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +70.9
- Won 2008
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · democratic chair
- Intergovernmental Operations
- Rules and Executive Nominations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hughes sits in the Pennsylvania State Senate
Hughes is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Maria Collett, Art Haywood, Carolyn Comitta
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
With Hughes’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hughes’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hughes | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2299: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 43–7 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 2443: An Act providing for Child Victim Recovery Fee; establishing the Child Victim Recovery… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 47–3 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 558: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 36–14 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | HB 369: An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–15 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | HB 1935: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 45–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hughes 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)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | — | D+70.2 | — |
| 2020 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | D+70.9 | — | — |
| 2004 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | D+67.1 | — | — |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 | Won | D+78.1 | — | — |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 | Won | D+88.1 | — | — |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 | Won | D+88.8 | — | — |
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 | Won | D+77.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hughes has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 7 · since 1996
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 190 · 1986–1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hughes has run against
- Marc Perry (R) · 2008 election, won
- Mary Alice H. Devlin (R) · 2004 election, won
- Edward P. Bevans (R) · 1996 election, won
- Edward Howell IV (R) · 1992 election, won
- William Dunham (R) · 1990 election, won
- Sandra R. Kellar (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hughes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/53a598e0-3595-4b19-8f65-4a538bdc7a74
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET