1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 59
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jess Stairs (R) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating William A. Burd (D) by 51.0 points.
Jess StairsRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.5%10,562
William A. BurdDemocrat
24.5%3,423
13,985 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