1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 48
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
David J. Brightbill (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating John H. Anspach (D) by 14.5 points.
David J. BrightbillRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%35,033
John H. AnspachDemocrat
42.8%26,176
61,209 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