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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania's 11th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Paul Kanjorski (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Marc Holtzman (R) by 41.2 points.

Paul KanjorskiDemocrat · winner
70.6%112,405
Marc HoltzmanRepublican
29.4%46,785
159,190 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+3.81980D+7.01982D+17.11984D+41.21986D+34.21992D+33.11994

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Paul KanjorskiMarc Holtzman
$778.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$713.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$72.5K
Cash on hand
$8.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986