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      Home/Elections/1986/US House/Pennsylvania
      1986·U.S. House·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania U.S. House

      23 districtsD 12R 11
      23 districts|D won 12|R won 11|Closest: PA-08
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      PA-01
      Thomas M FogliettaDEM
      DEM118,03574.7%
      D+49.5
      PA-02
      William H Gray IIIDEM
      DEM130,49598.4%
      D+98.4
      PA-03
      Robert A BorskiDEM
      DEM174,49761.8%
      D+23.6
      PA-04
      Joseph P KolterDEM
      DEM142,59460.4%
      D+21.7
      PA-05
      Richard T SchulzeREP
      REP133,24165.7%
      R+31.5
      PA-06
      Gus YatronDEM
      DEM142,00069.1%
      D+38.2
      PA-07
      Curt WeldonREP
      REP179,67561.3%
      R+22.6
      PA-08
      Peter H KostmayerDEM
      DEM155,77855.0%
      D+10.1
      PA-09
      Bud ShusterREP
      REP120,890100.0%
      R+100.0
      PA-10
      Joseph Michael McDadeREP
      REP158,85174.7%
      R+49.3
      PA-11
      Paul E KanjorskiDEM
      DEM159,19070.6%
      D+41.2
      PA-12
      John P MurthaDEM
      DEM144,07267.4%
      D+34.8
      PA-13
      Lawrence CoughlinREP
      REP172,08258.5%
      R+17.0
      PA-14
      William J CoyneDEM
      DEM116,85989.6%
      D+89.6
      PA-15
      Donald Lawrence RitterREP
      REP131,80156.8%
      R+13.6
      PA-16
      Robert S WalkerREP
      REP135,18374.5%
      R+49.1
      PA-17
      George W GekasREP
      REP137,18473.6%
      R+47.3
      PA-18
      Douglas WalgrenDEM
      DEM165,32863.0%
      D+26.0
      PA-19
      William F GoodlingREP
      REP137,27872.9%
      R+45.8
      PA-20
      Joseph M GaydosDEM
      DEM138,75298.5%
      D+98.5
      PA-21
      Thomas J RidgeREP
      REP137,47280.8%
      R+61.7
      PA-22
      Austin J MurphyDEM
      DEM131,650100.0%
      D+100.0
      PA-23
      Bill ClingerREP
      REP143,47055.5%
      R+11.0
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