1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 187
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Paul Semmel (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating James J. Gaffney (D) by 28.3 points.
Paul SemmelRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%9,231
James J. GaffneyDemocrat
35.8%5,154
14,385 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