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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 11

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph A. Steighner (D) won re-election with 76.1% of the vote, defeating James Cannard (R) by 52.3 points.

Joseph A. SteighnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%11,469
James CannardRepublican
23.9%3,595
15,064 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+33.31982D+30.71984D+52.31986D+48.51988D+39.51990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)