United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1991
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The 1991 United States Senate Special Election in Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 1991. Incumbent Democratic Senator Harris Wofford defeated Republican former Governor and Attorney General Dick Thornburgh by a margin of ten points. The election was held because of the death due to the death of Republican Senator H. John Heinz III on April 4 of that year.
[edit] Results
| Pennsylvania United States Senate Election, 1991 (Special) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Harris Wofford (Incumbent) | 1,860,760 | 55.01 | ||
| Republican | Dick Thornburgh | 1,521,986 | 44.99 | ||
| Majority | 338,774 | 10.01 | |||
| Turnout | 3,382,746 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
