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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 13

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Gibson E. Armstrong (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Jerome C. Kaye (D) by 40.9 points.

Gibson E. ArmstrongRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%65,391
29.6%27,448
92,839 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenR+21.81976R+42.51980R+46.61984R+40.91988R+28.11992R+13.11996

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