DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Donald O. Oesterling
Last held office: Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 (1968–1972). Ran in 2 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −9.8
- Lost 1972
- Elections
- 2
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Oesterling was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Oesterling has run
Margin: how far Oesterling finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 | General | Lost | W. Thomas Andrews (R) | 45.1% | R+9.8 |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 | General | Won | Robert L. Gardner (R) | 57.5% | D+15.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Oesterling has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 21 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Oesterling has run against
- W. Thomas Andrews (R) · 1972 election, lost
- Robert L. Gardner (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive