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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 166

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Stephen Freind (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Joan Anderson Tarka (D) by 27.3 points.

Stephen FreindRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%19,656
36.4%11,231
30,887 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+38.11978R+45.31980R+24.11982R+27.31984R+35.91986R+13.61988

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