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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Frank A. Salvatore (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Stack III (D) by 13.7 points.

Frank A. SalvatoreRepublican · winner
56.8%58,331
43.2%44,308
102,639 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

EvenR+2.61976D+11.81980R+1.11984R+13.71988R+8.11992R+18.51996

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