| William G. Stinson | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 2nd |
| Constituency: | Part of Philadelphia |
| Term Start: | November 18, 1993 |
| Term End: | February 18, 1994 |
| Predecessor: | Francis Lynch |
| Successor: | Bruce Marks |
| Party: | Democratic |
William G. Stinson (born circa 1945)[1] is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 2nd district from 1993 to 1994. He was elected to represent the 2nd senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in a 1993 special election;[2] however, Federal District Judge Clarence C. Newcomer declared him the loser of that election after finding that Stinson had engaged in election fraud[3] [4] and ordered Stinson's Republican opponent, Bruce Marks, be seated in his stead. The latter took office on April 28, 1994.[5]
The decision was notable because it shifted control of the state Senate from the Democratic party to the Republican party.[6]
It was the first time such an event had occurred at the order of a federal judge.[7]