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1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 130

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Dennis E. Leh (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John R. McCloskey (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Dennis E. LehRepublican · winner
51.7%7,547
48.3%7,050
14,597 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+1.21980D+20.01982D+8.51984R+3.41986R+28.51988R+28.11990

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