1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 156
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Elinor Z. Taylor (R) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Melva Mueller (D) by 52.7 points.
Elinor Z. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.4%12,879
Melva MuellerDemocrat
23.6%3,989
16,868 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET