1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 16
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Roy C. Afflerbach (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating David K. Bausch (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Roy C. AfflerbachDemocrat · winner
51.1%31,674
David K. BauschRepublican
44.5%27,594
Guy KratzerIndependent · incumbent
4.4%2,756
62,024 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET