1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 42
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Eugene F. Scanlon (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating William R. Cordero (R) by 50.4 points.
Eugene F. ScanlonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%45,090
William R. CorderoRepublican
24.8%14,869
59,959 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