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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 53

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Godshall (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Rosenberger (D) by 43.2 points.

Robert W. GodshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%16,280
28.4%6,451
22,731 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+44.81978R+35.81980R+41.61982R+43.21984R+50.41986R+25.01990

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