1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 15
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
John J. Shumaker (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating D. Ann Smilek (D) by 37.4 points.
John J. ShumakerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.7%56,720
D. Ann SmilekDemocrat
31.3%25,820
82,540 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET