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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 29

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

James J. Rhoades (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Lynne G. Bressi (D) by 34.0 points.

James J. RhoadesRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%57,438
33.0%28,263
85,701 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

EvenD+1.21976R+8.71980R+31.31984R+34.01988R+31.42004R+27.82008

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