Alvin Q. Taylor

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Alvin Taylor
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

April 23, 2024

Education

Associate

Virginia College

Bachelor's

Virginia Union University

Graduate

Virginia Union University

Contact

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Alvin Taylor (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Democratic primary on April 23, 2024.

Biography

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Taylor earned his AA in Sociology from Virginia College, his B.A. in Sociology from Virginia Union University and his Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University.[1] Taylor served as a committeeman for Precinct 10 of Lower Paxton Township. He co-founded the IMC City Wide Revival and chaired the 28th and 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations.

Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15

Patty Kim defeated Nick DiFrancesco in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patty Kim
Patty Kim (D) Candidate Connection
 
58.1
 
75,920
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Nick DiFrancesco (R)
 
41.9
 
54,849

There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 130,769
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15

Patty Kim defeated Alvin Taylor in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patty Kim
Patty Kim Candidate Connection
 
86.7
 
20,729
Image of Alvin Taylor
Alvin Taylor
 
12.9
 
3,075
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
112

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,916
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15

Nick DiFrancesco defeated Ken Stambaugh in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 on April 23, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Nick DiFrancesco
 
54.3
 
10,850
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Ken Stambaugh
 
45.0
 
8,996
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
136

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,982
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Campaign finance

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2020

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15

Incumbent John DiSanto defeated George Scott in the general election for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John DiSanto
John DiSanto (R)
 
51.6
 
71,119
Image of George Scott
George Scott (D) Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
66,632

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 137,751
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15

George Scott defeated Alvin Taylor in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of George Scott
George Scott Candidate Connection
 
72.3
 
21,672
Image of Alvin Taylor
Alvin Taylor
 
27.7
 
8,311

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,983
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15

Incumbent John DiSanto advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John DiSanto
John DiSanto
 
100.0
 
29,768

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,768
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

John DiSanto defeated incumbent Rob Teplitz in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 general election.[2][3]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 15, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John DiSanto 51.72% 62,774
     Democratic Rob Teplitz Incumbent 48.28% 58,591
Total Votes 121,365
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Incumbent Rob Teplitz defeated Alvin Q. Taylor in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 15, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rob Teplitz Incumbent 75.96% 19,076
     Democratic Alvin Q. Taylor 24.04% 6,037
Total Votes 25,113


John DiSanto defeated Andrew Lewis in the Pennsylvania State Senate District 15 Republican primary.[4][5]

Pennsylvania State Senate District 15, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John DiSanto 50.70% 19,283
     Republican Andrew Lewis 49.30% 18,748
Total Votes 38,031


2012

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012

Taylor ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 15. Taylor was defeated by Rob Teplitz in the Democratic primary on April 24. [6][7]

Pennsylvania State Senate, District 15 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRob Teplitz 50.9% 7,534
Alvin Taylor 49.1% 7,268
Total Votes 14,802

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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2012

In a press release on his 2012 campaign website, Taylor outlined the following campaign themes:

  • "I am Alvin Q. Taylor a 2-term Democratic Committeeman of Lower Paxton Township's 10th Precinct. I am here today to announce my candidacy for the 15th District of the Pennsylvania State Senate. As a husband and father of 3 adult children and 50-year resident of Lower Paxton, I want to be involved with making the 2-county area of the 15th Senate District a good community to raise and educate families..."

Campaign finance summary

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Alvin Taylor campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Pennsylvania State Senate District 15Lost primary$12,697 $39,103
2020Pennsylvania State Senate District 15Lost primary$29,787 N/A**
Grand total$42,483 $39,103
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Alvin Q. Taylor Campaign site, "Main page," accessed April 18, 2012
    2. ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
    3. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Primary," accessed March 11, 2014
    7. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 General Election," accessed March 11, 2014


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