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1994Final results

1994 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 40

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Melissa Hart (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Elaine Napper (D) by 38.5 points.

Melissa HartRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%59,212
30.1%25,963
Drew LeyIndependent
1.3%1,151
86,326 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+35.01982D+10.51986R+2.51990R+38.51994R+37.01998R+41.62002

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

The candidates

Melissa Hart (R)Elaine Napper (D)

Also on the ballot: Drew Ley (Independent), 1.3%