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1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 6

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Connie G. Maine (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Gene G. Rumsey (R) by 22.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Connie G. MaineDemocrat · winner
61.3%9,654
Gene G. RumseyRepublican
38.7%6,099
15,753 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+7.81978R+28.81980R+35.21984D+22.61986D+32.21988R+0.31990

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