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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 26

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

F. Joseph Loeper (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Small (D) by 41.8 points.

F. Joseph LoeperRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%47,839
29.1%19,642
67,481 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+37.51986R+36.91990R+43.31994R+41.81998R+26.62002R+4.52006

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