1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1990 election for Pennsylvania's 18th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Richard Santorum (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Douglas Walgren (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard SantorumRepublican · winner
51.4%85,697
Douglas WalgrenDemocrat
48.6%80,880
166,577 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Douglas WalgrenRichard Santorum
$601.9K
Raised by the campaign
$257.8K
$717.1K
Spent by the campaign
$251.5K
$5K
Cash on hand
$6.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990