1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 48
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
David J. Brightbill (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Lenny Marrella (D) by 39.0 points.
David J. BrightbillRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%43,939
Lenny MarrellaDemocrat
30.5%19,296
63,235 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