2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 48
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
David J. Brightbill (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Arnold (D) by 39.0 points.
David J. BrightbillRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%52,341
Ed ArnoldDemocrat
30.5%22,952
75,293 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET