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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 20

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Charles D. J. Lemmond (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Bilbow (D) by 27.7 points.

Charles D. J. LemmondRepublican · winner
63.8%44,167
36.2%25,028
69,195 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

EvenR+42.81978R+29.41982R+27.71986R+39.22002R+18.72006R+35.52022

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