Staggered Senate
Senators serve four-year terms; half the seats (the even-numbered districts in 2026) are on the ballot each election.
Pennsylvania › Pennsylvania State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Pennsylvania State Senate District 48
Chris Gebhard has no major-party opponent.
Chris Gebhard has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Chris Gebhard
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+34: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 270,299
- People per km²
- 119
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 64%of adults
- White 83%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 2%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024 President Vote in this district
141,434 two-party votes · R+34.2 · R+32.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.1%
Kamala Harris (D)32.9%
2022
108,391 votes · R+36.8✓ Christopher M Gebhard (R)68.4%
Calvin Craig Clements (D)31.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
140,973 two-party votes · R+34.2 · R+38.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)67.1%
Joe Biden (D)32.9%
2018 Earlier district lines
95,902 votes · R+25.9✓ Michael J Folmer (R)62.9%
Lois K Herr (D)37.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
114,842 two-party votes · R+38.4 · R+40.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)69.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)30.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
54,900 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Michael J Folmer (R)100.0%