2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Lynn H. Yeakel (D) by 0.7 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%57,664
Lynn H. YeakelDemocrat
49.7%56,892
114,556 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET