1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 8
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Hardy Williams (D) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Cordell D. Jones (R) by 61.1 points.
Hardy WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.6%48,792
Cordell D. JonesRepublican
19.4%11,776
60,568 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