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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 169

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Dennis M. Obrien (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Pat Gentile Owens (D) by 29.3 points.

Dennis M. ObrienRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%12,166
35.3%6,647
18,813 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+8.61980R+0.31982R+38.81984R+29.31986R+46.81988R+50.01990

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