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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 8

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Hardy Williams (D) won with 80.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Terinoni (R) by 60.1 points.

Hardy WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.1%34,906
19.9%8,699
43,605 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+71.01978D+60.31982D+61.11986D+60.11990D+62.91994D+74.81998

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