Pennsylvania Senate District 42

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Wayne Fontana Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Wayne FontanaDemocratic · Incumbent20 years since first win on file

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Wayne Fontana (Democratic) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWayne FontanaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	85,905100.0%	100.0%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWayne FontanaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	86,288100.0%	100.0%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWayne D. FontanaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	53,080100.0%	100.0%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWayne FontanaWon(incumbent)	Democratic	51,358100.0%	100.0%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWayne FontanaWon	Democratic	60,634100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 61,201
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack WagnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	44,24972.3%	72.3%
RepublicanThomas Stepnick	Republican	16,95227.7%	27.7%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack WagnerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	39,124100.0%	100.0%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack WagnerWon	Democratic	49,253100.0%	100.0%

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEugene F. ScanlonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	42,575100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 59,959
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEugene F. ScanlonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	45,09075.2%	75.2%
RepublicanWilliam R. Cordero	Republican	14,86924.8%	24.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 70,718
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEugene F. ScanlonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	51,09172.3%	72.3%
RepublicanCatherine Masur	Republican	19,61427.7%	27.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	130.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 56,941
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEugene F. ScanlonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	36,61964.3%	64.3%
RepublicanEdward Wisniowski Jr.	Republican	20,32235.7%	35.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 57,260
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEugene F. ScanlonWon	Democratic	41,01371.6%	71.6%
RepublicanWilliam A. Obricki	Republican	16,20028.3%	28.3%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	470.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 64,124
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Pennsylvania Senate District 42, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas F. LambWon(incumbent)	Democratic	39,37661.4%	61.4%
RepublicanStanley D. Truskie	Republican	22,89835.7%	35.7%
OtherMichael J. Kazell	Other	1,1801.8%	1.8%
OtherDonald D. Mangone	Other	6701.0%	1.0%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026