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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1988 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1988 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 1988 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1989 - 12:00pm
Term End April 04, 1991 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker November 19, 2003 03:25pm
Data Sources
Description Term end due to death.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1982
NameH. John Heinz III Votes2,136,418 (59.28%)
Term01/03/1983 - 01/03/1989 Margin723,453 (+20.07%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won05/08/1991
NameHarris Wofford Votes1 (100.00%)
Term05/08/1991 - 11/09/1991 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 26, 1988 PA US Senate- D Primary
Joseph C. "Joe" Vignola
D 1,085,230

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. H. John Heinz III City Controller Joseph C. "Joe" Vignola Darcy G. Richardson Henry E. Haller III Samuel Cross Sam Blancato  
PartyRepublican Democratic Consumer Libertarian Populist New Alliance  
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Uncertified Votes 2,901,715 (66.45%) 1,416,764 (32.45%) 25,273 (0.58%) 11,822 (0.27%) 6,455 (0.15%) 4,569 (0.11%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,484,951 (-34.01%) -2,876,442 (-65.87%) -2,889,893 (-66.18%) -2,895,260 (-66.30%) -2,897,146 (-66.35%)  
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