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2006Final results

2006 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 48

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Michael J. Folmer (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating John R. Liss (D) by 26.8 points.

Michael J. FolmerRepublican · winner
63.4%54,425
John R. LissDemocrat
36.6%31,442
85,867 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+31.61994R+39.01998R+39.02002R+26.82006R+44.72010R+25.92018

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