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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1986 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 1986 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 1986 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1987 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1993 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH August 06, 2021 08:36pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1980
NameArlen Specter Votes2,230,404 (50.48%)
Term01/03/1981 - 01/03/1987 Margin108,013 (+2.44%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1992
NameArlen Specter Votes2,358,125 (49.10%)
Term01/03/1993 - 01/03/1999 Margin133,159 (+2.77%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 20, 1986 PA US Senate- R Primary
Arlen Specter
R 570,296
May 20, 1986 PA US Senate- D Primary
Robert W. "Bob" Edgar
D 914,632

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Name (I) Sen. Arlen Specter Rep. Robert W. "Bob" Edgar Lance S. Haver  
PartyRepublican Democratic Consumer  
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Certified Votes 1,906,537 (56.44%) 1,448,219 (42.87%) 23,470 (0.70%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -458,318 (-13.57%) -1,883,067 (-55.74%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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