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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 8

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Howard L. Fargo (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Larry M. Kriess (D) by 31.1 points.

Howard L. FargoRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%13,772
34.5%7,238
21,010 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+35.71974R+25.81976R+8.81982R+31.11984R+37.91986R+30.01990

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