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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 143

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David W. Heckler (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Theodore Schneider (D) by 39.3 points.

David W. HecklerRepublican · winner
69.7%13,781
30.3%5,999
19,780 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

EvenR+1.71980R+53.01982R+53.81984R+39.31986R+41.01990R+32.11992

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