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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 63

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David R. Wright (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating David E. Black (R) by 34.1 points.

David R. WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%11,262
David E. BlackRepublican
32.6%5,500
0.8%127
16,889 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+27.01980D+43.71982D+44.01984D+34.11986D+25.41990D+2.31992

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

The candidates

David R. Wright (D)David E. Black (R)

Also on the ballot: Barbar Kammerdiener (Other party), 0.8%