1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Ed Sullivan (D) by 10.2 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.1%61,131
Ed SullivanDemocrat
44.9%49,789
110,920 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