1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 44
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Frank A. Pecora (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest Dachille (D) by 15.5 points.
Frank A. PecoraRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%40,686
Ernest DachilleDemocrat
42.2%29,739
70,425 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