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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 59

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Jess Stairs (R) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Ralph H. Ferrell (D) by 49.4 points.

Jess StairsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.7%14,544
25.3%4,925
19,469 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+8.61976R+33.01978R+50.31980R+49.41984R+51.01986R+26.41990

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