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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 15

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Nick Colafella (D) won re-election with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Harper J. Simpson (R) by 46.6 points.

Nick ColafellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%19,341
24.4%6,645
Sam BlancatoOther party
4.5%1,236
27,222 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

EvenD+46.61984D+34.01990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Nick Colafella (D)Harper J. Simpson (R)

Also on the ballot: Sam Blancato (Other party), 4.5%