1992Final results
1992 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Gambescia (D) by 20.4 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%66,728
Joe GambesciaDemocrat
39.8%44,121
110,849 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET