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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 12

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James M. Burd (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Linda Hughes (D) by 22.0 points.

James M. BurdRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%13,529
Linda HughesDemocrat
39.0%8,657
22,186 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+31.01978R+15.61980R+6.71982R+22.01984R+30.11986R+37.11988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET