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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 8

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Tony Williams (D) won with 87.4% of the vote, defeating Listervelt H. Ritter (R) by 74.8 points.

Tony WilliamsDemocrat · winner
87.4%34,901
12.6%5,028
39,929 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

EvenD+61.11986D+60.11990D+62.91994D+74.81998D+57.82002D+71.82010

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