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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 187

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Paul Semmel (R) won re-election with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Dalton (D) by 39.6 points.

Paul SemmelRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%13,498
30.2%5,835
19,333 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+7.61982R+39.61984R+28.31986R+21.61990

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