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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 37

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Emil Mrkonic (D) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Dennis W. Lion (R) by 62.9 points.

Emil MrkonicDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.5%12,793
Dennis W. LionRepublican
18.5%2,910
15,703 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+33.11978D+41.01982D+56.11984D+62.91986D+61.61988D+47.01990

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