1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 41

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Patrick J. Stapleton (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating L. Jack Summerfield (R) by 42.1 points.

Patrick J. StapletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%55,915
28.9%22,759
78,674 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+38.81976D+18.61980D+37.41984D+42.11988D+16.41992D+6.51996

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