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 8
Anthony H. Williams has no major-party opponent.
Anthony H. Williams has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Anthony H. Williams
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+68: 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
- 256,963
- People per km²
- 3,558
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 30%
- White, no degree
- 16%of adults
- White 27%
- Hispanic 6%
- Black 55%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
120,652 two-party votes · D+67.4 · D+68.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)83.7%
Donald Trump (R)16.3%
2022
81,468 votes · D+73.2✓ Anthony Hardy Williams (D)86.6%
John Vincent Hayes III (R)13.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
123,760 two-party votes · D+71.6 · D+67.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)85.8%
Donald Trump (R)14.2%
2018 Earlier district lines
86,092 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Anthony H Williams (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
116,062 two-party votes · D+74.9 · D+72.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)87.4%
Donald Trump (R)12.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
58,547 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Anthony Hardy Williams (D)100.0%