Results of the Philadelphia General Election on November 3, 1998

Preliminary turnout statistics: Philadelphia - 32%, Pennsylvania - 41%, Nationwide - 38%.

Offices for Election DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN LIBERTARIAN Other Parties
U.S. 
Senator
Bill Lloyd
Phila. 177,969
PA. 1,028,839
Arlen Specter *
Phila. 117,277
PA. 1,814,180
Jack Iannantuono
Phila. 3,615
PA. 46,103
Constitutional:
Dean Snyder
Phila. 4,237
PA. 68,377
Governor/ Lieutenant Governor Ivan Itkin/ Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky
Phila. 183,066
PA. 938,745
Tom Ridge/ MarkSchweiker*
Phila. 107,731
PA. 1,736,844
Ken V. Krawchuk/ Henry E. Haller, III
Phila. 3,401
PA. 33,591
Constitutional:
Peg Luksik/ 
Jim Clymer
Phila. 13,072
PA. 315,761
U. S. House
1st District
Robert A. Brady*
60,731; PA-77,788
William M. Harrison
8,700; PA - 15,898
John Featherman
986; PA - 1,198
SocialistWorkers:
Nancy Cole: 801; PA - 964
U. S. House 
2nd District
Chaka Fattah*
97,788; PA - 102,763
Anne Marie Mulligan
13,039; PA - 16,001
U. S. House
3rd District
Robert Borski*
66,270
Charles P. Dougherty
45,390
State Senate
2nd District
Christine M. Tartaglione*
30,764
Jon Mirowitz: 9,603
State Senate
4th District
Allyson Schwartz*
42,067; PA - 52,052
State Senate
8th District
Anthony Hardy Williams: 31,675; PA - 34,901 Listervelt H. Ritter
3,987; PA - 5,028
Offices for Election DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN Other Parties
State Representative
169th District
Jack Noonan - 2,706 Dennis O'Brien* - 9,812
State Representative
170th District
Francine G. Levin - 4,130 George Kenney* - 8,841
State Representative
172nd District
James Raynock, Jr. - 4,084 John M. Perzel* - 10,949
State Representative
173rd District
Michael McGeehan* - 8,437 Daniel Sansoni - 3,026
State Representative
174th District
Alan Butkovitz* - 10,210
State Representative
175th District
Marie Lederer* - 6,896 Anthony N. Radocaj - 2,625
State Representative
176th District
Bill McKeown - 5,787 Chris Wogan* - 9,778
State Representative
177th District
George W. Still, IV - 2,222 John J. Taylor* - 6,485
State Representative
179th District
William W. Rieger* - 5,112 Ronald J. Heater - 760 Frazier Party:
Veronica 
Frazier - 267
State Representative
180th District
Benjamin Ramos* - 4,488 Nestor Gonzalez - 716
State Representative
181st District
W. Curtis Thomas* - 9,041
State Representative
182nd District
Babette Josephs* - 10,698 Libertarian:
Jonathan Goldstein - 754
State Representative
184th District
William F. Keller* - 8,286 Gina P. Andrew - 1,981
State Representative
185th District
Robert Donatucci* - 7,117; PA - 8,026 Anthony J. Giordano - 2,336; PA - 2,503
State Representative
186th District
Harold James* - 9,468 Charles Reeves - 1,337
State Representative
188th District
James R. Roebuck* - 9,147 Barbara L. Jacobs - 530
State Representative
190th District
Michael J. Horsey* - 9,214 Maureen M. Davis - 645
State Representative
191st District
Anthony Hardy 
Williams* - 7,220; PA - 9,422
Robert J. Johns - 819; PA - 1,330
State Representative
192nd District
Louise Williams 
Bishop* - 12,031
Vincent D. Gordon - 1,673
State Representative
194th District
Kathy Manderino* - 9,690 Patsy Taylor - 2,597
State Representative
195th District
Frank L. Oliver* - 9,073 Marie P. Bradley - 1,301
State Representative
197th District
Andrew J. Carn* - 11,042 Edward P. Bevans - 705
State Representative
198th District
Rosita C. Youngblood* - 11,539
State Representative
200th District
LeAnna Washington* - 14,172
State Representative
201st District
John Myers* - 11,423 Joseph L. Messa - 555
State Representative
202nd District
Mark B. Cohen* - 8,344
State Representative
203rd District
Dwight Evans* - 11,529 John Paul Mugford - 934

* indicates incumbent
 

BALLOT QUESTIONS
Statewide Joint Resolution No. 1
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to disallow bail when proof is evident or presumption great that the accused comitted an offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment or that no conditions or combination of conditions other than imprisonment of the accused will reasonably assure the safety of any person and the community?
Philadelphia: Yes - 105,229; No - 98,011. Pennsylvania: Yes - 1,620,567; No - 601,463.
Statewide Joint Resolution No. 2
Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to provide that the Commonwealth shall have the same right to trial by jury in criminal cases as does the accused?
Philadelphia: Yes - 106,648; No - 94,710. Pennsylvania: Yes - 1,496,894; No - 684,204.
Philadelphia Ballot Question
Shall an electronic voting system be used at polling places in the City and County of Philadelphia?
Yes - 156,262; No - 44,882.

 

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