1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Pennsylvania election results
Every race on Pennsylvania's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races253
Changed party5
Unopposed32%82 races
Incumbents defeated1
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Arlen Specter (R) | 13.6 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Robert Casey (D) | 2.4 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 12 · R 11 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Thomas Foglietta (D) | 49.5 | |
| PA-2 | William Gray (D) | 96.8 | |
| PA-3 | Robert Borski (D) | 23.6 | |
| PA-4 | Joseph Kolter (D) | 21.7 | |
| PA-5 | Richard Schulze (R) | 31.5 | |
| PA-6 | Gus Yatron (D) | 38.2 | |
| PA-7 | Curt Weldon (R) | 22.6 | Flipped |
| PA-8 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 10.1 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | Unopposed | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 49.3 | |
| PA-11 | Paul Kanjorski (D) | 41.2 | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | 34.8 | |
| PA-13 | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | 17.0 | |
| PA-14 | William Coyne (D) | 84.4 | |
| PA-15 | Donald Ritter (R) | 13.5 | |
| PA-16 | Robert Walker (R) | 49.1 | |
| PA-17 | George Gekas (R) | 47.3 | |
| PA-18 | Douglas Walgren (D) | 26.0 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 45.8 | |
| PA-20 | Joseph Gaydos (D) | 97.0 | |
| PA-21 | Thomas Ridge (R) | 61.7 | |
| PA-22 | Austin Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| PA-23 | William Clinger (R) | 11.0 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
D 13 · R 12 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Francis J. Lynch (D) | 25.2 | |
| SD-4 | M. Joseph Rocks (D) | 52.1 | |
| SD-6 | H. Craig Lewis (D) | 11.2 | |
| SD-8 | Hardy Williams (D) | 61.1 | |
| SD-10 | James Greenwood (R) | 40.2 | |
| SD-12 | Stewart Greenleaf Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Raphael Musto (D) | 54.9 | |
| SD-16 | Roy C. Afflerbach (D) | 6.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-18 | Jeanette F. Reibman (D) | 24.6 | |
| SD-20 | Charles D. J. Lemmond (R) | 27.7 | |
| SD-22 | Robert J. Mellow (D) | 43.7 | |
| SD-24 | Edwin G. Holl (R) | 40.3 | |
| SD-26 | F. Joseph Loeper (R) | 37.5 | |
| SD-28 | Ralph W. Hess (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Robert C. Jubelirer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | J. William Lincoln (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | J. Doyle Corman (R) | 44.1 | |
| SD-36 | Noah W. Wenger (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 | Leonard Bodack (D) | 34.9 | |
| SD-40 | John W. Regoli (D) | 10.5 | |
| SD-42 | Eugene F. Scanlon (D) | 50.4 | |
| SD-44 | Frank A. Pecora (R) | 15.5 | |
| SD-46 | J. Barry Stout (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-48 | David J. Brightbill (R) | 14.5 | |
| SD-50 | Roy W. Wilt (R) | Unopposed |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
D 103 · R 100 · 2 changed party
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab