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2004Final results

2004 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 31

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Patricia H. Vance (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Sean Patrick Quinlan (D) by 48.4 points.

Patricia H. VanceRepublican · winner
72.9%86,741
24.5%29,148
Jeffrey GeraceIndependent
2.5%3,027
118,916 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+8.01992R+35.81996R+31.82000R+48.42004R+42.62008R+36.12016

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

The candidates