1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Pennsylvania election results
Every race on Pennsylvania's ballot in the 1988 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races253
Changed party7
Unopposed30%77 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | George H.w. Bush (R) | 2.3 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | John Heinz (R) | 34.0 |
U.S. House
D 12 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Thomas Foglietta (D) | 52.6 | |
| PA-2 | William Gray (D) | 87.4 | |
| PA-3 | Robert Borski (D) | 26.4 | |
| PA-4 | Joseph Kolter (D) | 40.3 | |
| PA-5 | Richard Schulze (R) | 56.4 | |
| PA-6 | Gus Yatron (D) | 27.0 | |
| PA-7 | Curt Weldon (R) | 35.6 | |
| PA-8 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 15.3 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | Unopposed | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 46.5 | |
| PA-11 | Paul Kanjorski (D) | Unopposed | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | Unopposed | |
| PA-13 | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | 33.1 | |
| PA-14 | William Coyne (D) | 57.3 | |
| PA-15 | Donald Ritter (R) | 15.0 | |
| PA-16 | Robert Walker (R) | 48.0 | |
| PA-17 | George Gekas (R) | Unopposed | |
| PA-18 | Douglas Walgren (D) | 25.6 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 54.5 | |
| PA-20 | Joseph Gaydos (D) | 96.9 | |
| PA-21 | Thomas Ridge (R) | 57.5 | |
| PA-22 | Austin Murphy (D) | 44.8 | |
| PA-23 | William Clinger (R) | 24.7 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
D 11 · R 14
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Vincent J. Fumo (D) | 24.0 | |
| SD-3 | Roxanne H. Jones (D) | 89.2 | |
| SD-5 | Frank A. Salvatore (R) | 13.7 | |
| SD-7 | Chaka Fattah (D) | 68.7 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 46.1 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | 40.9 | |
| SD-15 | John J. Shumaker (R) | 37.4 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 10.2 | |
| SD-19 | Earl M. Baker (R) | 36.8 | |
| SD-21 | Tim Shaffer (R) | 40.4 | |
| SD-23 | Roger A. Madigan (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | John Peterson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Edward Helfrick (R) | 7.4 | |
| SD-29 | James J. Rhoades (R) | 34.0 | |
| SD-31 | John D. Hopper (R) | 38.0 | |
| SD-33 | Terry Punt (R) | 15.9 | |
| SD-35 | William J. Stewart (D) | 29.0 | |
| SD-37 | D. Michael Fisher (R) | 26.7 | |
| SD-39 | Gene Porterfield (D) | 19.5 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 42.1 | |
| SD-43 | Michael Dawida (D) | 58.6 | |
| SD-45 | Albert V. Belan (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 | James E. Ross (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Anthony Andrezeski (D) | 58.4 |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
D 104 · R 99 · 7 changed party
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab