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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 180

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ralph Acosta (D) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Lester A. Ketters (R) by 43.5 points.

Ralph AcostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%7,547
28.2%2,969
10,516 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+35.61980D+56.21982D+39.31984D+43.51986D+42.71988D+31.81990

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