2011 Pennsylvania elections

none February 2026 September 2023 2011 11 8 2011 Pennsylvania elections Pennsylvania presidential Yes 2010 Pennsylvania elections 2010 2012 Pennsylvania elections 2012 Elections were held in Pennsylvania on November 8, 2011, to fill judicial positions and allow judicial retention votes. The necessary primary elections were held on May 17, 2011.2011 Election Calendar 2011 Pennsylvania Department of State Harrisburg http://www.portal.state.pa.us:80/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_160329_1033459_0_0_18/2011ElectionCalendar.pdf May 3, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021233102/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_160329_1033459_0_0_18/2011ElectionCalendar.pdf October 21, 2012 live mdy-all Judge of the Superior Court 2011 Pennsylvania Superior Court election Pennsylvania presidential No 2009 Pennsylvania elections#Judge of the Superior Court 2009 2013 Pennsylvania elections#Judge of the Superior Court 2013 2011 11 08 3x4.svg David Wecht Democratic 1,030,004 54.5% 3x4.svg Vic Stabile Republican 859,484 45.5% 2011 Pennsylvania superior court election results by county.svg 260px County resultsWecht: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Stabile: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Judge Robert A. Freedberg Democratic David Wecht Democratic There was one vacancy to fill on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. The seat being vacated is currently held by Robert A. Freedberg, who decided not to run in the election because he would face mandatory retirement due to his age in three years.2 Pa. appellate court openings attract interest Jackson Peter Peter Jackson (journalist) February 3, 2011 May 3, 2011 http://www.ldnews.com/state/ci_17283653 Lebanon Daily News Associated Press https://archive.today/20110504171835/http://www.ldnews.com/state/ci_17283653 May 4, 2011 live mdy-all Primary campaign Vic Stabile, a partner in a Harrisburg law firm, and Paula A. Patrick, a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, faced off for the Republican nomination.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 1, 2011 Stabile for the GOP: He is the party's better choice for Superior Court B-2 Both candidates received a rating of "recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.http://www.pabar.org/public/committees/jec/11jecsuperiorcourtratings.asp Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission 2011 Superior Court Candidate Ratings 2011 Pennsylvania Bar Association May 3, 2011 Stabile won the endorsement of the Republican State Committee.Pennsylvania Republicans endorse judicial candidates http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_722690.html Pittsburgh Tribune-Review February 13, 2011 May 3, 2011May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also endorsed Stabile for the Republican nomination. The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed Patrick.http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-02/news/29495886_1_family-court-gun-court-city-courts Inquirer Editorial: Judicial selections May 2, 2011 May 3, 2011 The Philadelphia Inquirer https://archive.today/20130131181017/http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-02/news/29495886_1_family-court-gun-court-city-courts January 31, 2013 dead mdy-all On the Democratic side, David N. Wecht, currently a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, was the only candidate to file; therefore he ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election. He received a rating of "highly recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. The election was held on May 17, 2011. Stabile won the Republican primary, receiving 378,566 votes (65.3%) against Patrick's 200,856 (34.7%). Wecht received 605,665 votes (100.0%).https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/Home/SummaryResults?ElectionID=20&ElectionType=P&IsActive=0 2011 Municipal Primary Pennsylvania Department of State June 9, 2011 2011 thumb|center|260px|Republican primary results by county #E27F7F Stabile #E27F7F 50%–60% #D75D5D 60%–70% #D72F30 70%–80% #C21B18 80%–90% #FFB380 Patrick #FFB380 50%–60% #FF9955 60%–70% Republican primary results Pennsylvania Republican Party Vic Stabile 379,829 65.32% Pennsylvania Republican Party Paula A. Patrick 201,679 34.68% 581,508 100.0% Democratic primary results Pennsylvania Democratic Party David Wecht 606,793 100.0% 606,793 100.0% General election Stabile and Wecht faced each other in the general election. Wecht was endorsed in the general election by The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which both cited his judicial experience.The Philadelphia Inquirer October 30, 2011 Inquirer Editorial: Good candidates among judicial choices http://articles.philly.com/2011-10-30/news/30339195_1_anne-e-covey-victor-p-stabile-administrative-judge November 10, 2011 January 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160103134237/http://articles.philly.com/2011-10-30/news/30339195_1_anne-e-covey-victor-p-stabile-administrative-judge dead mdy-allPittsburgh Post-Gazette October 24, 2011 Judicial verdict: Wecht and Boockvar for the appellate courts http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11297/1184408-192-0.stm November 10, 2011 February 1, 2013 https://archive.today/20130201023709/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11297/1184408-192-0.stm dead mdy-all Stabile was endorsed by The Patriot-News, which cited his "down-to-earth approach".The Patriot-News October 30, 2011 Superior Court: Stabile is our choice with down-to-earth approach http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/10/superior_court_stabile_is_our.html November 10, 2011 November 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111101193939/http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/10/superior_court_stabile_is_our.html live mdy-all 2011 Pennsylvania Superior Court electionhttps://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults?ElectionID=20&ElectionType=G&IsActive=0 2011 Municipal Election Pennsylvania Department of State December 10, 2011 2011 Pennsylvania Democratic Party David Wecht 1,030,004 54.51% Pennsylvania Republican Party Vic Stabile 859,484 45.49% 1,889,488 100.0% Pennsylvania Democratic Party Judge of the Commonwealth Court 2011 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court election Pennsylvania presidential No 2009 Pennsylvania elections#Judge of the Commonwealth Court 2009 2015 Pennsylvania elections#Judge of the Commonwealth Court 2015 2011 11 08 3x4.svg Anne Covey Republican 968,796 52.1% Kathryn Boockvar (June 2012).png Kathryn Boockvar Democratic 890,831 47.9% 2011 Pennsylvania commonwealth court election results by county.svg 260px County resultsCovey: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Boockvar: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Judge Johnny J. Butler Republican Anne Covey Republican There was one vacancy on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The seat to be vacated is currently held by Republican Johnny Butler, appointed after Judge Doris Smith-Ribner retired,9/9/09 -Executive Nominations - Re-referred https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/RCC/2009/S0519.pdf Committee on Rules and Executive Nominations - PA General Assembly Senate who decided not to run in the election. Primary campaign Anne Covey, a private labor attorney, and Paul P. Panepinto, a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, contended for the Republican nomination.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 1, 2011 Boockvar, Panepinto: Each rates a party nod for Commonwealth Court B-2 They received bar association ratings of "recommended" and "highly recommended", respectively.http://www.pabar.org/public/committees/jec/11jeccommonwealthcourtratings.asp Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission 2011 Commonwealth Court Candidate Ratings 2011 Pennsylvania Bar Association May 3, 2011 Covey won the endorsement of the Republican State Committee. Covey was also endorsed for the Republican nomination by both The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Kathryn Boockvar, an attorney who most recently worked for the Advancement Project and had previously spent 11 years in private practice, and Barbara Behrend Ernsberger, who has spent her career in private practice, competed for the Democratic nomination. Boockvar received a rating of "recommended" from the Pennsylvania Bar Association; Ernsberger received a rating of "not recommended" because she did not participate in the bar association evaluation process. Boockvar won the endorsement of the Democratic State Committee. The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also endorsed Boockvar for the Democratic nomination. In the election on May 17, 2011, Covey received 406,764 votes (70.3%) and Panepinto received 171,996 (29.7%). The Democratic race was much closer: the initial results showed that Boockvar had received 311,624 votes (50.2%) and Ernsberger had received 309,508 (49.8%). Because the margin was less than half of a percent, these results triggered a recount, mandatory unless waived by the trailing candidate.PA counties prepare recount for judicial race http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-26/news/29586575_1_superior-court-race-election-boards-results Amy Worden May 26, 2011 June 2, 2011 The Philadelphia Inquirer https://archive.today/20120701150803/http://articles.philly.com/2011-05-26/news/29586575_1_superior-court-race-election-boards-results July 1, 2012 dead mdy-all Ernsberger declined to waive her right to a recount. On June 8, 2011, the Secretary of the Commonwealth announced that the recount had confirmed Boockvar's victory.Recount Confirms Winner in Democratic Commonwealth Court Primary Election http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_879406_1085897_0_0_18/rls-DOS-RecountResultsCC-D-060811.pdf Pennsylvania Department of State June 8, 2011 June 9, 2009 The figures were nearly the same; in the final tally, Boockvar had 311,732 votes (50.2%) and Ernsberger had 309,680 (49.8%). thumb|center|260px|Republican primary results by county #E27F7F Covey #E27F7F 50%–60% #D75D5D 60%–70% #D72F30 70%–80% #C21B18 80%–90% #FFB380 Panepinto #FF9955 60%–70% Republican primary results Pennsylvania Republican Party Anne Covey 408,179 70.29% Pennsylvania Republican Party Paul Panepinto 172,560 29.71% 580,739 100.0% thumb|center|260px|Democratic primary results by county #7996E2 Boockvar #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #0D0596 90%–100% #51C2C2 Ernsberger #51C2C2 50%–60% #2AACAC 60%–70% #009696 70%–80% #008080 80%–90% Democratic primary results Pennsylvania Democratic Party Kathryn Boockvar 311,732 50.17% Pennsylvania Democratic Party Barbara Behrend Ernsberger 309,680 49.83% 621,412 100.0% General election Covey and Boockvar faced each other in the general election. Covey was endorsed in the general election by The Philadelphia Inquirer, which noted her "quasi-judicial experience of having served on the state's labor relations board". Boockvar was endorsed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Patriot-News, which both praised her breadth of experience.The Patriot-News October 30, 2011 Commonwealth Court: Boockvar is our choice with stellar background http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/10/commonwealth_court_boockvar_is.html November 10, 2011 November 1, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111101193923/http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/10/commonwealth_court_boockvar_is.html live mdy-all 2011 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court election Pennsylvania Republican Party Anne Covey 968,796 52.10% Pennsylvania Democratic Party Kathryn Boockvar 890,831 47.90% 1,859,627 100.0% Pennsylvania Republican Party Judicial retention The following judges were up for retention in the 2011 general election: Supreme Court judge Michael Eakin Superior Court judge John T. Bender Superior Court judge Mary Jane Bowes Commonwealth Court judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer Commonwealth Court judge Robert "Robin" Simpson Commonwealth Court judge Mary Hannah Leavitt The Pennsylvania Bar Association recommended retention of all six judges.PBA Judicial Evaluation Commission Releases Retention Ratings for Judicial Candidates http://www.pabar.org/public/news%20releases/pr092811.asp September 28, 2011 October 6, 2011 Pennsylvania Bar Association Eakin actively campaigned for retention, raising $526,000—more than any of the four candidates contending for the open seats on the Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court—and airing television advertisements.Unopposed justice's fundraising totals 6 figures Jackson Peter Peter Jackson (journalist) November 5, 2011 November 10, 2011 http://www.ldnews.com/state/ci_19272430 Lebanon Daily News Associated Press https://archive.today/20111111000521/http://www.ldnews.com/state/ci_19272430 November 11, 2011 live mdy-all In the general election on November 8, voters elected to retain all six judges. All the judges won their retention elections by a wide margin; each of them was favored for retention by over 70% of voters. Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin (R) Retention, 2011 1097368 393728 PA Department of State Superior Court Judge John T. Bender (R) Retention, 2011 1041421 407753 PA Department of State Judge Mary Jane Bowes (R) Retention, 2011 1067446 383594 PA Department of State Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer (R) Retention, 2011 1016483 424532 PA Department of State Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt (R) Retention, 2011 1029890 401926 PA Department of State Judge Robin Simpson (R) Retention, 2011 1181104 390395 PA Department of State References External links Judgepedia: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011 Official candidate sites Vic Stabile Paula A. Patrick David N. Wecht https://archive.today/20120321172822/http://www.coveyforjudge.com/ Anne Covey el Paul P. Panepinto Kathryn Boockvar Barbara Behrend Ernsberger Category:2011 elections in the United States by state or territory