1998 Pennsylvania Senate election

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All even-numbered seats in thePennsylvania State Senate 26 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Jubelirer Bob Mellow Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 15, 1994 January 3, 1989 Leader's seat 30th 22nd Last election 30 20 Seats won 16 9 Seats after 30 20 Seat change Popular vote 708,680 663,497 Percentage 51.26% 47.99%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold     Republican gain      No election Republican:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Democratic:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
President Pro Tempore before election Robert Jubelirer Republican ElectedPresident Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer Republican

The1998 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.^[1] 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.^[2] The election coincided with the1998 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election,United States House of Representatives elections and theelection of the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Republicans had controlled the chamber since the 1994 election.

1. District 8:Hardy Williams retired.
2. District 16:Roy Afflerbach retired.

1. District 18:Joseph Uliana retired to run forCongress.
2. District 28:Dan Delp retired.
3. District 34:Doyle Corman retired.

Statewide outlook^[3]

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

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

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