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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 56

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Allen Kukovich (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Lenny Santimyer (R) by 11.8 points.

Allen KukovichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%9,030
Lenny SantimyerRepublican
44.1%7,124
16,154 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+3.71980D+16.11982D+37.21984D+11.81986D+34.31988D+21.91990

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