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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 40

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Alice S. Langtry (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond C. McKelvey (D) by 33.9 points.

Alice S. LangtryRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%12,396
33.0%6,114
18,510 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

EvenR+17.91980R+7.81982R+17.31984R+33.91986R+16.71990R+6.71992

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