1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 26
Races25
Changed party0
Unopposed20%5 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
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 State Senate
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