1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 21
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Tim Shaffer (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas D. Lavorini (D) by 40.4 points.
Tim ShafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%56,669
Thomas D. LavoriniDemocrat
29.8%24,062
80,731 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