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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 85

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John Showers (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Harold D. Wagner (R) by 26.1 points.

John ShowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%12,028
36.9%7,043
19,071 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+15.01978D+7.21980D+39.41982D+26.11984D+36.91986R+23.91988

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