1988-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for Pennsylvania (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	John Heinz* (R)		Joseph Vignola (D)		Darcy Richardson (Consumer)		Henry Haller (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	42%	18,171	76.7%	5,290	22.3%	90	0.4%	88	0.4%	58	0.2%	12,881	23,697
Allegheny	52%	366,278	65.7%	182,846	32.8%	5,688	1.0%	1,252	0.2%	1,195	0.2%	183,432	557,259
Armstrong	46%	18,708	72.7%	5,967	23.2%	68	0.3%	34	0.1%	950	3.7%	12,741	25,727
Beaver	53%	47,706	62.6%	27,810	36.5%	233	0.3%	131	0.2%	278	0.4%	19,896	76,158
Bedford	48%	13,020	77.0%	3,756	22.2%	57	0.3%	36	0.2%	40	0.2%	9,264	16,909
Berks	43%	78,474	72.6%	28,340	26.2%	501	0.5%	487	0.5%	287	0.3%	50,134	108,089
Blair	42%	33,171	79.8%	7,826	18.8%	299	0.7%	95	0.2%	164	0.4%	25,345	41,555
Bradford	44%	15,916	81.6%	3,375	17.3%	88	0.5%	64	0.3%	64	0.3%	12,541	19,507
Bucks	53%	144,645	70.1%	59,289	28.7%	964	0.5%	1,042	0.5%	336	0.2%	85,356	206,276
Butler	45%	39,020	77.5%	10,358	20.6%	658	1.3%	146	0.3%	175	0.3%	28,662	50,357
Cambria	51%	41,691	64.8%	22,022	34.2%	376	0.6%	94	0.1%	170	0.3%	19,669	64,353
Cameron	58%	1,879	72.9%	672	26.1%	9	0.3%	11	0.4%	5	0.2%	1,207	2,576
Carbon	43%	12,160	66.2%	6,024	32.8%	101	0.5%	37	0.2%	47	0.3%	6,136	18,369
Centre	42%	30,975	74.3%	10,145	24.3%	224	0.5%	190	0.5%	169	0.4%	20,830	41,703
Chester	51%	108,419	78.7%	28,025	20.3%	462	0.3%	667	0.5%	183	0.1%	80,394	137,756
Clarion	43%	10,854	79.0%	2,729	19.9%	56	0.4%	25	0.2%	69	0.5%	8,125	13,733
Clearfield	45%	18,374	69.3%	7,915	29.9%	100	0.4%	45	0.2%	64	0.2%	10,459	26,498
Clinton	39%	7,476	67.1%	3,453	31.0%	89	0.8%	29	0.3%	90	0.8%	4,023	11,137
Columbia	40%	14,840	75.4%	4,649	23.6%	113	0.6%	32	0.2%	56	0.3%	10,191	19,690
Crawford	46%	22,461	76.5%	6,475	22.1%	269	0.9%	62	0.2%	80	0.3%	15,986	29,347
Cumberland	48%	56,731	80.3%	13,411	19.0%	303	0.4%	148	0.2%	91	0.1%	43,320	70,684
Dauphin	46%	61,564	74.8%	20,040	24.4%	372	0.5%	164	0.2%	148	0.2%	41,524	82,288
Delaware	57%	169,247	70.7%	67,980	28.4%	903	0.4%	775	0.3%	360	0.2%	101,267	239,265
Elk	49%	8,922	69.9%	3,727	29.2%	47	0.4%	34	0.3%	34	0.3%	5,195	12,764
Erie	48%	72,054	73.5%	24,563	25.1%	907	0.9%	235	0.2%	289	0.3%	47,491	98,048
Fayette	43%	25,891	54.1%	21,264	44.5%	450	0.9%	89	0.2%	134	0.3%	4,627	47,828
Forest	56%	1,564	75.8%	483	23.4%	9	0.4%	2	0.1%	5	0.2%	1,081	2,063
Franklin	43%	30,410	78.7%	7,888	20.4%	158	0.4%	76	0.2%	87	0.2%	22,522	38,619
Fulton	46%	3,271	72.1%	1,224	27.0%	28	0.6%	5	0.1%	10	0.2%	2,047	4,538
Greene	47%	8,596	62.5%	5,064	36.8%	39	0.3%	30	0.2%	26	0.2%	3,532	13,755
Huntingdon	40%	10,574	79.3%	2,670	20.0%	42	0.3%	19	0.1%	33	0.2%	7,904	13,338
Indiana	46%	23,129	73.1%	8,170	25.8%	111	0.4%	67	0.2%	156	0.5%	14,959	31,633
Jefferson	47%	12,472	77.3%	3,518	21.8%	52	0.3%	32	0.2%	53	0.3%	8,954	16,127
Juniata	52%	5,899	76.0%	1,827	23.5%	16	0.2%	4	0.1%	15	0.2%	4,072	7,761
Lackawanna	47%	54,732	67.5%	25,093	31.0%	944	1.2%	98	0.1%	177	0.2%	29,639	81,044
Lancaster	44%	107,433	80.3%	25,180	18.8%	602	0.5%	329	0.2%	168	0.1%	82,253	133,712
Lawrence	50%	23,704	63.4%	13,380	35.8%	145	0.4%	65	0.2%	105	0.3%	10,324	37,399
Lebanon	42%	28,367	79.6%	6,984	19.6%	149	0.4%	55	0.2%	69	0.2%	21,383	35,624
Lehigh	43%	66,475	69.3%	28,438	29.7%	426	0.4%	339	0.4%	187	0.2%	38,037	95,865
Luzerne	42%	72,092	66.0%	36,272	33.2%	305	0.3%	142	0.1%	375	0.3%	35,820	109,186
Lycoming	42%	28,973	77.5%	7,893	21.1%	365	1.0%	90	0.2%	86	0.2%	21,080	37,407
McKean	39%	10,475	74.5%	3,433	24.4%	86	0.6%	19	0.1%	38	0.3%	7,042	14,051
Mercer	46%	27,378	63.4%	15,388	35.6%	226	0.5%	94	0.2%	87	0.2%	11,990	43,173
Mifflin	37%	9,586	76.0%	2,920	23.1%	67	0.5%	22	0.2%	21	0.2%	6,666	12,616
Monroe	39%	19,158	72.3%	6,981	26.4%	226	0.9%	70	0.3%	51	0.2%	12,177	26,486
Montgomery	53%	199,086	72.2%	74,411	27.0%	867	0.3%	1,146	0.4%	335	0.1%	124,675	275,845
Montour	43%	4,347	77.0%	1,227	21.7%	52	0.9%	7	0.1%	13	0.2%	3,120	5,646
Northampton	42%	48,903	62.4%	28,401	36.2%	573	0.7%	304	0.4%	214	0.3%	20,502	78,395
Northumberland	43%	22,647	70.1%	9,114	28.2%	332	1.0%	88	0.3%	114	0.4%	13,533	32,295
Perry	43%	10,573	84.2%	1,889	15.0%	40	0.3%	27	0.2%	30	0.2%	8,684	12,559
Philadelphia	52%	245,923	38.8%	380,696	60.1%	3,247	0.5%	1,461	0.2%	1,750	0.3%	-134,773	633,077
Pike	48%	6,970	73.7%	2,331	24.6%	98	1.0%	33	0.3%	26	0.3%	4,639	9,458
Potter	51%	4,551	73.1%	1,612	25.9%	32	0.5%	19	0.3%	15	0.2%	2,939	6,229
Schuylkill	48%	41,674	72.6%	15,253	26.6%	191	0.3%	132	0.2%	138	0.2%	26,421	57,388
Snyder	43%	10,074	87.2%	1,414	12.2%	27	0.2%	23	0.2%	20	0.2%	8,660	11,558
Somerset	53%	22,805	74.1%	7,795	25.3%	78	0.3%	48	0.2%	54	0.2%	15,010	30,780
Sullivan	63%	2,101	72.4%	789	27.2%	1	0.0%	6	0.2%	6	0.2%	1,312	2,903
Susquehanna	51%	11,747	79.3%	2,896	19.6%	62	0.4%	48	0.3%	52	0.4%	8,851	14,805
Tioga	47%	10,924	77.0%	3,173	22.4%	41	0.3%	24	0.2%	27	0.2%	7,751	14,189
Union	40%	9,144	84.2%	1,624	15.0%	41	0.4%	26	0.2%	25	0.2%	7,520	10,860
Venango	46%	15,383	75.8%	4,642	22.9%	165	0.8%	45	0.2%	54	0.3%	10,741	20,289
Warren	45%	11,003	73.0%	3,840	25.5%	124	0.8%	52	0.3%	54	0.4%	7,163	15,073
Washington	48%	49,976	66.0%	25,073	33.1%	296	0.4%	145	0.2%	219	0.3%	24,903	75,709
Wayne	45%	10,782	82.0%	2,186	16.6%	110	0.8%	31	0.2%	36	0.3%	8,596	13,145
Westmoreland	46%	87,838	66.1%	43,365	32.7%	951	0.7%	303	0.2%	353	0.3%	44,473	132,810
Wyoming	47%	7,895	84.7%	1,376	14.8%	26	0.3%	12	0.1%	10	0.1%	6,519	9,319
York	43%	84,434	78.0%	22,900	21.1%	496	0.5%	272	0.3%	194	0.2%	61,534	108,296
TOTAL	50%	2,901,715	66.5%	1,416,764	32.4%	25,273	0.6%	11,822	0.3%	11,024	0.3%	1,484,951	4,366,598
Total R vote: 2,901,715 (66.5%)      Total D vote: 1,416,764 (32.4%)      Total Other vote: 48,119 (1.1%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$5,592,553		$526,836		$0		$104
Total Receipts:		$5,999,905		$531,788		$0		$104
Cash on Hand:		$71,668		$4,954		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$94
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$32,001		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$3,869,059		$465,968		$0		$10
Party Contributions:		$17,286		$0		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,365,363		$48,805		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$131,576		$991		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$198		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-198		$0		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$5,592,355		$526,836		$0		$104

1988 Senate class 1, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	18,171	76.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	5,290	22.3%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	90	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	88	0.4%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	39	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	23,697
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Allegheny County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	366,278	65.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	182,846	32.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	5,688	1.0%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	1,252	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	628	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	567	0.1%
TOTAL	557,259
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Armstrong County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	18,708	72.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	5,967	23.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	68	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	34	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	934	3.6%
Sam Blancato (SW)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	25,727
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Beaver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	47,706	62.6%
Joseph Vignola (D)	27,810	36.5%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	233	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	131	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	90	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	188	0.2%
TOTAL	76,158
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	13,020	77.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,756	22.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	57	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	36	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	32	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	8	0.0%
TOTAL	16,909
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Berks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	78,474	72.6%
Joseph Vignola (D)	28,340	26.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	501	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	487	0.5%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	166	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	121	0.1%
TOTAL	108,089
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Blair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	33,171	79.8%
Joseph Vignola (D)	7,826	18.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	299	0.7%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	95	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	135	0.3%
Sam Blancato (SW)	29	0.1%
TOTAL	41,555
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Bradford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	15,916	81.6%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,375	17.3%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	88	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	64	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	49	0.3%
Sam Blancato (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	19,507
Turnout: 44%

1988 Senate class 1, Bucks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	144,645	70.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	59,289	28.7%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	964	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	1,042	0.5%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	197	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	139	0.1%
TOTAL	206,276
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	39,020	77.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	10,358	20.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	658	1.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	146	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	143	0.3%
Sam Blancato (SW)	32	0.1%
TOTAL	50,357
Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Cambria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	41,691	64.8%
Joseph Vignola (D)	22,022	34.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	376	0.6%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	94	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	118	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	52	0.1%
TOTAL	64,353
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Cameron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	1,879	72.9%
Joseph Vignola (D)	672	26.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	9	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	11	0.4%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	2	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,576
Turnout: 58%

1988 Senate class 1, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	12,160	66.2%
Joseph Vignola (D)	6,024	32.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	101	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	37	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	28	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	18,369
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Centre County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	30,975	74.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	10,145	24.3%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	224	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	190	0.5%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	94	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	75	0.2%
TOTAL	41,703
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	108,419	78.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	28,025	20.3%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	462	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	667	0.5%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	104	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	79	0.1%
TOTAL	137,756
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Clarion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,854	79.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	2,729	19.9%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	56	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	25	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	57	0.4%
Sam Blancato (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	13,733
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Clearfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	18,374	69.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	7,915	29.9%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	100	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	45	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	44	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	20	0.1%
TOTAL	26,498
Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	7,476	67.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,453	31.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	89	0.8%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	29	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	78	0.7%
Sam Blancato (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,137
Turnout: 39%

1988 Senate class 1, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	14,840	75.4%
Joseph Vignola (D)	4,649	23.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	113	0.6%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	32	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	44	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	19,690
Turnout: 40%

1988 Senate class 1, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	22,461	76.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	6,475	22.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	269	0.9%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	62	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	45	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	35	0.1%
TOTAL	29,347
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	56,731	80.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	13,411	19.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	303	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	148	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	53	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	38	0.1%
TOTAL	70,684
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Dauphin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	61,564	74.8%
Joseph Vignola (D)	20,040	24.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	372	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	164	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	70	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	78	0.1%
TOTAL	82,288
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	169,247	70.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	67,980	28.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	903	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	775	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	165	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	195	0.1%
TOTAL	239,265
Turnout: 57%

1988 Senate class 1, Elk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	8,922	69.9%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,727	29.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	47	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	34	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	30	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	12,764
Turnout: 49%

1988 Senate class 1, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	72,054	73.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	24,563	25.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	907	0.9%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	235	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	153	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	136	0.1%
TOTAL	98,048
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	25,891	54.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	21,264	44.5%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	450	0.9%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	89	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	59	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	75	0.2%
TOTAL	47,828
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Forest County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	1,564	75.8%
Joseph Vignola (D)	483	23.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	9	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	3	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,063
Turnout: 56%

1988 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	30,410	78.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	7,888	20.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	158	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	76	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	78	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	9	0.0%
TOTAL	38,619
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	3,271	72.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,224	27.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	28	0.6%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	7	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,538
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	8,596	62.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	5,064	36.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	39	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	30	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	20	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	6	0.0%
TOTAL	13,755
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Huntingdon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,574	79.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	2,670	20.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	42	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	19	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	29	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	4	0.0%
TOTAL	13,338
Turnout: 40%

1988 Senate class 1, Indiana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	23,129	73.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	8,170	25.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	111	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	67	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	118	0.4%
Sam Blancato (SW)	38	0.1%
TOTAL	31,633
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	12,472	77.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,518	21.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	52	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	32	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	38	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	16,127
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Juniata County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	5,899	76.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,827	23.5%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	16	0.2%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	9	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,761
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Lackawanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	54,732	67.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	25,093	31.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	944	1.2%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	98	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	79	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	98	0.1%
TOTAL	81,044
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	107,433	80.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	25,180	18.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	602	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	329	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	92	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	76	0.1%
TOTAL	133,712
Turnout: 44%

1988 Senate class 1, Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	23,704	63.4%
Joseph Vignola (D)	13,380	35.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	145	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	65	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	65	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	40	0.1%
TOTAL	37,399
Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Lebanon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	28,367	79.6%
Joseph Vignola (D)	6,984	19.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	149	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	55	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	47	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	22	0.1%
TOTAL	35,624
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Lehigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	66,475	69.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	28,438	29.7%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	426	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	339	0.4%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	111	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	76	0.1%
TOTAL	95,865
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Luzerne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	72,092	66.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	36,272	33.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	305	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	142	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	257	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	118	0.1%
TOTAL	109,186
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Lycoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	28,973	77.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	7,893	21.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	365	1.0%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	90	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	46	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	40	0.1%
TOTAL	37,407
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, McKean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,475	74.5%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,433	24.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	86	0.6%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	19	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	19	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	19	0.1%
TOTAL	14,051
Turnout: 39%

1988 Senate class 1, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	27,378	63.4%
Joseph Vignola (D)	15,388	35.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	226	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	94	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	43	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	44	0.1%
TOTAL	43,173
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Mifflin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	9,586	76.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	2,920	23.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	67	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	22	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	13	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	12,616
Turnout: 37%

1988 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	19,158	72.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	6,981	26.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	226	0.9%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	70	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	35	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	26,486
Turnout: 39%

1988 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	199,086	72.2%
Joseph Vignola (D)	74,411	27.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	867	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	1,146	0.4%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	187	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	148	0.1%
TOTAL	275,845
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Montour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	4,347	77.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,227	21.7%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	52	0.9%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	7	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	10	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,646
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	48,903	62.4%
Joseph Vignola (D)	28,401	36.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	573	0.7%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	304	0.4%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	96	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	118	0.2%
TOTAL	78,395
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	22,647	70.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	9,114	28.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	332	1.0%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	88	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	50	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	64	0.2%
TOTAL	32,295
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Perry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,573	84.2%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,889	15.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	40	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	27	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	18	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	12,559
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Philadelphia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	245,923	38.8%
Joseph Vignola (D)	380,696	60.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	3,247	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	1,461	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	610	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	1,140	0.2%
TOTAL	633,077
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	6,970	73.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	2,331	24.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	98	1.0%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	33	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	13	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,458
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	4,551	73.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,612	25.9%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	32	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	19	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	12	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,229
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Schuylkill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	41,674	72.6%
Joseph Vignola (D)	15,253	26.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	191	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	132	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	95	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	43	0.1%
TOTAL	57,388
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Snyder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,074	87.2%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,414	12.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	27	0.2%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	23	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	17	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	11,558
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Somerset County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	22,805	74.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	7,795	25.3%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	78	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	48	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	38	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	30,780
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	2,101	72.4%
Joseph Vignola (D)	789	27.2%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	1	0.0%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	6	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	5	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,903
Turnout: 63%

1988 Senate class 1, Susquehanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	11,747	79.3%
Joseph Vignola (D)	2,896	19.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	62	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	48	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	39	0.3%
Sam Blancato (SW)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	14,805
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Tioga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,924	77.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,173	22.4%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	41	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	20	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	7	0.0%
TOTAL	14,189
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	9,144	84.2%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,624	15.0%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	41	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	26	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	16	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	10,860
Turnout: 40%

1988 Senate class 1, Venango County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	15,383	75.8%
Joseph Vignola (D)	4,642	22.9%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	165	0.8%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	45	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	39	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	20,289
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	11,003	73.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	3,840	25.5%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	124	0.8%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	52	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	31	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	23	0.2%
TOTAL	15,073
Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	49,976	66.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	25,073	33.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	296	0.4%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	145	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	138	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	81	0.1%
TOTAL	75,709
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	10,782	82.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	2,186	16.6%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	110	0.8%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	31	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	18	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	13,145
Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	87,838	66.1%
Joseph Vignola (D)	43,365	32.7%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	951	0.7%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	303	0.2%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	202	0.2%
Sam Blancato (SW)	151	0.1%
TOTAL	132,810
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	7,895	84.7%
Joseph Vignola (D)	1,376	14.8%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	26	0.3%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	12	0.1%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	8	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,319
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Heinz* (R)	84,434	78.0%
Joseph Vignola (D)	22,900	21.1%
Darcy Richardson (Consumer)	496	0.5%
Henry Haller (Lbt)	272	0.3%
Samuel Cross (Pop)	127	0.1%
Sam Blancato (SW)	67	0.1%
TOTAL	108,296
Turnout: 43%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Heinz*
Total Disbursements:	$5,592,553
Total Receipts:	$5,999,905
Cash on Hand:	$71,668
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$3,869,059
Party Contributions:	$17,286
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,365,363
Other Committee Transfers:	$131,576
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$198
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-198
Net Spending:	$5,592,355

Joseph Vignola
Total Disbursements:	$526,836
Total Receipts:	$531,788
Cash on Hand:	$4,954
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$32,001
Individual Contributions:	$465,968
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$48,805
Other Committee Transfers:	$991
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$526,836

Henry Haller
Total Disbursements:	$104
Total Receipts:	$104
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$94
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$10
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$104

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/PA/1988