This is the 1986 race. The latest: 2026 →

1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 23

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ivan Itkin (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Lawrence N. Paper (R) by 53.3 points.

Ivan ItkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%13,701
23.4%4,177
17,878 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+38.71980D+59.61982D+55.91984D+53.31986D+58.21990D+52.31992

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