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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 18

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Jeanette F. Reibman (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Lawanda Givler (R) by 24.6 points.

Jeanette F. ReibmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%37,365
Lawanda GivlerRepublican
37.7%22,604
59,969 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

EvenD+11.71982D+24.61986D+17.41990R+0.21994D+10.91998D+23.52002

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