1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Pennsylvania's 7th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Curt Weldon (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Spingler (D) by 22.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Curt WeldonRepublican · winner
61.3%110,118
Bill SpinglerDemocrat
38.7%69,557
179,675 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
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.
Bill SpinglerCurt Weldon
$166.7K
Raised by the campaign
$642K
$166.6K
Spent by the campaign
$617.1K
$97
Cash on hand
$54.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986