1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 51
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Fred Taylor (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Edward E. Olesh (R) by 35.3 points.
Fred TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%9,416
Edward E. OleshRepublican
32.4%4,503
13,919 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