1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Denis H. Corrigan (D) by 14.3 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%65,404
Denis H. CorriganDemocrat
42.8%49,015
114,419 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET