1984Final results
1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jim Merry (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Fuhrman (D) by 12.5 points.
Jim MerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%11,781
Thomas C. FuhrmanDemocrat
43.7%9,158
20,940 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET