1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 40
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Melissa Hart (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Seibert Jr. (D) by 37.0 points.
Melissa HartRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%49,571
Bob Seibert Jr.Democrat
30.5%22,392
Ron RosenbergerOther party
2.1%1,558
73,521 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET