Vera Cole
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Vera Cole (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 145. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Cole was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 145 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Craig Staats defeated Vera Cole in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Craig Staats (R) | 58.9 | 22,521 |
 | Vera Cole (D) | 41.1 | 15,687 | |
| Total votes: 38,208 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145
Vera Cole advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vera Cole | 99.7 | 4,699 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 4,714 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145
Incumbent Craig Staats advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145 on April 23, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig Staats | 99.2 | 6,863 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 6,918 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cole in this election.
2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 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.
Incumbent Craig Staats defeated Vera Cole in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145 general election.[2][3]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Craig Staats Incumbent |
58.30% | 18,695 | |
| Democratic | Vera Cole | 41.70% | 13,372 | |
| Total Votes | 32,067 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Vera Cole ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 145 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Vera Cole (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Craig Staats ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 145 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 145 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Craig Staats Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vera Cole did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Election Information," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Voter Services, "Candidate listing," accessed August 31, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "November 8, 2016, official election results," accessed May 17, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Secretary of State, "Election Information," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "2016 Presidential Primary," accessed August 2, 2016
