2015 Pennsylvania elections
Elections were held in Pennsylvania on November 3, 2015, to fill judicial positions, to fill a vacancy in the Pennsylvania State Senate, to allow judicial retention votes, and to fill numerous county, local and municipal offices.
The necessary primary elections were held on May 19, 2015.
Justice of the Supreme Court
There were three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.- Justice Joan Orie Melvin resigned on May 1, 2013. Governor Tom Corbett nominated Superior Court Judge Correale Stevens as an interim appointee. Justice Stevens indicated he would run for a full term.
- The second vacancy was caused by the resignation of Justice Seamus McCaffery on October 27, 2014.
- The third vacancy was due to the mandatory retirement of Chief Justice Ronald Castille on December 31, 2014.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Christine Donohue, Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
- Kevin Dougherty, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
- John H. Foradora, President Judge of the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas
- Anne E. Lazarus, Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
- David Wecht, Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
- Dwayne Woodruff, Judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Republican primary
Candidates
- Cheryl Allen, Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
- Ann Covey, Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
- Michael George, President Judge of the Adams County Court of Common Pleas
- Judith Olson, Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court
- Correale Stevens, incumbent Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Rebecca L. Warren, Montour County district attorney
Withdrew
- Renee Cohn Jubelirer, Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Judge of the Superior Court
A seat was up for election due to the appointment of Judge Correale Stevens to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Governor Corbett appointed Patricia Jenkins to the vacancy through the 2015 election, who opted to not run for re-election.Democratic primary
Candidates
- Robert J. Colville, Judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
- Alice Dubow, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Republican primary
Candidates
- Emil Giordano, Judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas
Judge of the Commonwealth Court
There was one vacancy to fill on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, due to the mandatory retirement of President Judge Dan Pellegrini.Democratic primary
Candidates
- Todd Eagen, labor attorney
- Michael Woljcik, former Allegheny County solicitor
Republican primary
Candidates
- Paul Lalley, senior associate attorney at Campbell, Durant, Beatty, Palombo & Miller, Lalley firm