1998 Pennsylvania Senate election

The 1998 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 3, with 25 of 50 districts being contested. Primary elections were held on May 19, 1998. The term of office for those elected in 1998 began when the Senate convened in January 1999. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years. The election coincided with the 1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, United States House of Representatives elections and the election of the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Republicans had controlled the chamber since the 1994 election.

Results summary Retiring incumbents Democrats District 8: Hardy Williams retired. District 16: Roy Afflerbach retired.

Republicans District 18: Joseph Uliana retired to run for Congress. District 28: Dan Delp retired. District 34: Doyle Corman retired.

Primary elections

Democratic primary +1998 Pennsylvania Senate electionsDemocratic primary District Candidates Votes Percent 2 10,617 100.00 4 13,400 100.00 6 Karen Selvaggi 4,997 100.00 8 10,842 100.00 10No candidate filed for party. 12 Andrew T. Hornak 3,805 100.00 14 11,360 100.00 16 Glenn Solt 8,087 100.00 18 8,645 100.00 20No candidate filed for party. 22 17,329 100.00 24 Dave Nasatir 3,347 100.00 26 Robert W. Small 3,260 100.00 28 Jackie Schenck Kramer 6,588 100.00 30No candidate filed for party. 32 14,471 100.00 34 7,506 100.00 36 Richard W. Clark Jr. 1,820 100.0038 13,903 56.95 Bonnie DiCarlo 10,509 43.05 40 Bob Seibert Jr. 15,448 100.00 42 24,619 100.00 44No candidate filed for party. 46 19,852 100.00 48 Lenny Marrella 4,166 100.00 50 Mary Ann McDanniels-Kulesa 5,095 100.00

Republican primary +1998 Pennsylvania Senate electionsRepublican primary District Candidates Votes Percent 2 Jon S. Mirowitz 2,079 100.00 4No candidate filed for party. 6 6,997 100.00 8 Listervelt H. Ritter 1,075 100.00 10 12,713 100.00 12 16,490 100.00 14No candidate filed for party. 16 9,042 100.00 18 7,679 100.00 20 19,032 100.00 22 Glenn M. Cashuric 6,235 100.00 24 16,903 100.00 26 14,707 100.0028 11,829 66.21 Tom Skehan 6,037 33.79 30 12,035 100.00 32 David L. Brant 6,286 100.0034 8,395 44.41 Connie Lucas 6,814 36.05 Vicki Bumbarger Wedler 3,694 19.54 36 10,191 100.00 38No candidate filed for party. 40 16,258 100.00 42No candidate filed for party. 44 10,840 100.00 46No candidate filed for party. 48 12,510 100.00 50 8,516 100.00

General election Overview +Statewide outlook Affiliation Candidates Votes % Seats before Seats up Seats won Seats after Republican 20 708,680 51.26 30 16 16 () 30 Democratic 22 663,497 47.99 20 9 9 () 20 Libertarian 4 7,603 0.55 0 0 0 () 0 Constitution 1 2,007 0.15 0 0 0 () 0 Reform 1 763 0.06 0 0 0 () 0 Total 48 1,382,550 100.00 50 25 25 50

Close races Three district races had winning margins of less than 15%:

District Winner Margin District 34 Republican 4.2% District 24 Republican 8.0% District 18 Democratic (flip) 10.9%

District breakdown

See also Elections in Pennsylvania List of Pennsylvania state legislatures

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