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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 48

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

David J. Brightbill (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Michael F. Feeney (D) by 24.0 points.

David J. BrightbillRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%37,349
38.0%22,896
60,245 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+13.41978R+7.41982R+14.51986R+24.01990R+31.61994R+39.01998

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