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Elections / 2018 · Senate · PA

The Democratic candidate won Pennsylvania's Senate seat D+12.9.

Pennsylvania, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Pennsylvania — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,777,680
55.6%
Republican (R)
2,134,848
42.7%
All others
82,115
1.6%
Margin
D+12.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert P Casey JRDDemocrat2,777,68055.6%
Louis J. BarlettaRRepublican2,134,84842.7%
Dale R Kerns JROLibertarian50,9071.0%
Neal Taylor GaleOGreen31,2080.6%
Pennsylvania, 2018
DemocraticD+13.1
2018 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.PHILADELPHIA, PA · D+74.8ALLEGHENY, PA · D+33.1MONTGOMERY, PA · D+32.0BUCKS, PA · D+14.0DELAWARE, PA · D+31.4CHESTER, PA · D+20.2LANCASTER, PA · R+8.4YORK, PA · R+15.7WESTMORELAND, PA · R+10.6BERKS, PA · D+3.8LEHIGH, PA · D+16.4NORTHAMPTON, PA · D+10.4DAUPHIN, PA · D+11.4LUZERNE, PA · R+8.2CUMBERLAND, PA · R+6.5ERIE, PA · D+18.4LACKAWANNA, PA · D+23.2WASHINGTON, PA · R+3.3BUTLER, PA · R+20.0BEAVER, PA · D+3.7CENTRE, PA · D+17.2MONROE, PA · D+12.0FRANKLIN, PA · R+35.2CAMBRIA, PA · R+11.6LEBANON, PA · R+23.3SCHUYLKILL, PA · R+26.1BLAIR, PA · R+30.6MERCER, PA · R+10.1LYCOMING, PA · R+30.7FAYETTE, PA · R+2.3ADAMS, PA · R+21.8LAWRENCE, PA · R+9.5CRAWFORD, PA · R+20.3INDIANA, PA · R+12.2NORTHUMBERLAND, PA · R+25.6SOMERSET, PA · R+33.4CLEARFIELD, PA · R+27.3ARMSTRONG, PA · R+28.1COLUMBIA, PA · R+20.3CARBON, PA · R+21.2PIKE, PA · R+14.8BRADFORD, PA · R+30.0WAYNE, PA · R+23.0BEDFORD, PA · R+50.3VENANGO, PA · R+23.0PERRY, PA · R+37.4SUSQUEHANNA, PA · R+28.8HUNTINGDON, PA · R+33.7JEFFERSON, PA · R+41.3TIOGA, PA · R+41.5UNION, PA · R+16.7WARREN, PA · R+23.3CLARION, PA · R+27.9MIFFLIN, PA · R+40.9SNYDER, PA · R+33.6MCKEAN, PA · R+34.6GREENE, PA · R+4.9CLINTON, PA · R+12.8ELK, PA · R+18.7WYOMING, PA · R+25.5JUNIATA, PA · R+40.6MONTOUR, PA · R+13.9POTTER, PA · R+48.8FULTON, PA · R+58.7SULLIVAN, PA · R+27.8FOREST, PA · R+26.3CAMERON, PA · R+24.2
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
DemocraticDemocratic55.7%2,792,615
RepublicanRepublican42.6%2,135,149
OtherAll other candidates1.6%82,126
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Pennsylvania's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: −0.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−0.2%DR19762024
Pennsylvania's Senate margins
YearMargin (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%