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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 194

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard Hayden (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Carmela M. Lari (R) by 24.3 points.

Richard HaydenDemocrat · winner
62.2%10,534
Carmela M. LariRepublican
37.8%6,412
16,946 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+48.31980D+26.81982D+26.61984D+24.31986D+19.61988D+20.01990

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