1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 26
Races25
Changed party1
Unopposed28%7 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 13 · R 12
| 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 State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner