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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 23

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Roger A. Madigan (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Waltz (D) by 40.2 points.

Roger A. MadiganRepublican · winner
70.1%55,542
29.9%23,697
79,241 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+34.71976R+40.91980R+40.21984R+45.11992R+47.02004R+31.22008

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