John Fetterman (R), Mehmet Oz (R), and six other candidates are running in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate election on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Senator Pat Toomey (R) is not seeking re-election.
CBS News‘ Sarah Ewall-Wice wrote, “The Senate race in Pennsylvania is a crucial battleground for both parties fighting over who will control the Senate after the November elections. Democrats see it as a possible pickup, with GOP Senator Pat Toomey retiring.” The Cook Political Report‘s Amy Gutman wrote, “Republicans will have the favorable political environment on their side.”
In Pennsylvania’s 2018 senate race, incumbent Bob Casey Jr. (D) defeated Lou Barletta (R) 55.7% to 42.6%. In 2016, Toomey won re-election against Katie McGinty (D) 48.8% to 47.3%. Top candidates in the two most recent presidential elections in Pennsylvania were separated by less than 2 percentage points. Pennsylvania is one of two states in 2022, along with Wisconsin, where Republicans are defending a seat in a state that Joe Biden (D) won in 2020.
