1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 38
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Leonard Bodack (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Pendleton (R) by 34.9 points.
Leonard BodackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%43,380
Bill PendletonRepublican
32.5%20,925
64,305 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