RepublicanNot in office · last served 2004Last on a ballot: Nov 2000
Richard A. Tilghman
Last held office: Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 (1968–2004). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 2000, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +0.7
- Won 2000
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–2000
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Tilghman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Tilghman has run
Margin: how far Tilghman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Lynn H. Yeakel (D) | 50.3% | R+0.7 |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Dave Romine (D) | 58.7% | R+17.5 |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Joe Gambescia (D) | 60.2% | R+20.4 |
| 1988 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Ed Sullivan (D) | 55.1% | R+10.2 |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Denis H. Corrigan (D) | 57.2% | R+14.3 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Philip J. Berg (D) | 68% | R+36.0 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Barbara Wapner Pressman (D) | 59.7% | R+19.4 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | John J. Oconnor (D) | 60.2% | R+20.3 |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 | General | Won | Jacob B. Himmelstein (D) | 60.5% | R+21.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Tilghman has held
- Pennsylvania State Senate, District 17 · 1968–2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Tilghman has run against
- Lynn H. Yeakel (D) · 2000 election, won
- Dave Romine (D) · 1996 election, won
- Joe Gambescia (D) · 1992 election, won
- Ed Sullivan (D) · 1988 election, won
- Denis H. Corrigan (D) · 1984 election, won
- Philip J. Berg (D) · 1980 election, won
- Barbara Wapner Pressman (D) · 1976 election, won
- John J. Oconnor (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive