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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 8

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Tony Williams (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating John P. McKelligott (R) by 57.8 points.

Tony WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%46,583
21.1%12,460
59,043 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

EvenD+60.11990D+62.91994D+74.81998D+57.82002D+71.82010D+73.22022

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