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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 15

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

John J. Shumaker (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating A. Jane Perkins (D) by 12.6 points.

John J. ShumakerRepublican · winner
56.3%48,826
43.7%37,898
86,724 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+12.71976R+33.31980R+12.61984R+37.41988R+18.01992R+33.91996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET