Electoral history of Arlen Specter, former United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1981–2011), Chairman of the Senate Committees on Intelligence (1995–1997), Veterans' Affairs (1997–2001, 2001 and 2003–2005) and Judiciary (2005–2007), as well as a candidate for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination. Originally a Democrat, Specter switched to the Republican Party in 1965 and to the Democrats again in 2009. 1960s Philadelphia district attorney election, 1965: Jim Crumlish (D) (inc.) – 289,522 (46.90%) Arlen Specter (R) – 327,787 (53.10%) Philadelphia mayoral election, 1967: James Tate (D) (inc.) – 353,326 (48.97%) Arlen Specter (R) – 342,578 (47.48%) Joseph J. Frieri (Constitution) – 9,931 (1.38%) Cecil B. Moore (Political Freedom Rights) – 9,031 (1.25%) Leonard L. Smalls (Conservative) – 6,675 (0.93%) Philadelphia district attorney election, 1969: David Berger (D) – 244,544 (40.96%) Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 346,294 (58.00%) Richard Ash (Consumer) – 6,189 (1.04%) 1970s Philadelphia district attorney election, 1973: Emmett Fitzpatrick (D) – 231,505 (53.48%) Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 201,342 (46.52%) Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1976: John Heinz III – 358,715 (37.84%) Arlen Specter – 332,513 (35.08%) George R. Packard – 160,379 (16.92%) C. Homer Brown – 46,828 (4.94%) Mary E. Folts – 29,160 (3.08%) Francis Worley – 20,421 (2.15%) Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978: Dick Thornburgh – 325,376 (34.55%) Arlen Specter – 206,802 (21.96%) Bob Butera – 190,653 (20.24%) David W. Marston – 161,813 (17.18%) Henry Hager – 57,119 (6.07%) 1980s Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1980: Arlen Specter – 419,372 (36.40%) Bud Haabestad – 382,281 (33.18%) Edward L. Howard – 148,200 (12.86%) Norman Bertasavage – 52,408 (4.55%) Andrew J. Watson – 43,992 (3.82%) Warren R. Williams – 38,164 (3.31%) Lewis C. Richards – 36,982 (3.21%) Francis Worley – 30,660 (2.66%) United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1980: Arlen Specter (R) – 2,230,404 (50.48%) Pete Flaherty (D) – 2,122,391 (48.04%) Linda Mohrbacher (Socialist Workers) – 27,229 (0.62%) David K. Walter (Libertarian) – 18,595 (0.42%) Lee Frissell (Consumer) – 16,089 (0.36%) Frank Kinces (Communist) – 3,334 (0.08%) Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1986: Arlen Specter (inc.) – 434,623 (76.21%) Richard A. Stokes – 135,673 (23.79%) United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1986: Arlen Specter (R) (inc.) – 1,906,537 (56.44%) Bob Edgar (D) – 1,448,219 (42.87%) Lance Haver (Consumer) – 23,470 (0.70%) 1990s Republican primary for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania, 1992: Arlen Specter (inc.) –