2012 U.S. Senate Election
See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2012In mid-2011, Christian formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for the United States Senate seat currently held by incumbent Democrat Bob Casey Jr. in the 2012 election.
Later in the year, Christian officially declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate for the seat being held by incumbent Bob Casey Jr. In his campaign announcement, Christian described himself as a "Ronald Reagan Republican". A poll conducted by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review/WPXI-TV in early February 2012 showed Christian tied for last in the Republican field, with 1% of respondents. A poll conducted in late February by PoliticsPA of the website's readership, however, placed Christian in second place, trailing only Sam Rohrer. Christian finished with 21% of respondents (364 votes) to Rohrer's 37% (651 votes).
Christian was defeated in the April 24, 2012, primary by Tom Smith.
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