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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 4

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

M. Joseph Rocks (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas Memmo (R) by 52.1 points.

M. Joseph RocksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%53,483
Thomas MemmoRepublican
24.0%16,847
70,330 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+29.71978D+18.61982D+52.11986D+16.41990D+64.81994D+64.52002

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