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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 6

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

H. Craig Lewis (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Obrien (R) by 11.2 points.

H. Craig LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%35,608
Jim ObrienRepublican
44.4%28,421
64,029 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+6.81978D+32.51982D+11.21986D+20.21990R+12.61994R+25.01998

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