Elections / 1986 · Senate · PA
The Republican candidate won Pennsylvania's Senate seat R+13.6.
Pennsylvania, 1986. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Pennsylvania — 1986 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,448,219
42.9%
Republican (R)
1,906,537
56.4%
All others
23,470
0.7%
Margin
R+13.6
Pennsylvania's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −5.6% |
| 1980 | −2.4% |
| 1982 | −20.1% |
| 1986 | −13.6% |
| 1988 | −34.0% |
| 1992 | −2.8% |
| 1994 | −2.5% |
| 1998 | −26.6% |
| 2000 | −6.9% |
| 2004 | −10.6% |
| 2006 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | −1.4% |
| 2018 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | −0.2% |