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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 65

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Curt Bowley (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Gary E. Olson (R) by 30.4 points.

Curt BowleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%10,985
Gary E. OlsonRepublican
34.8%5,868
16,853 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+43.01978R+41.81982D+9.71984D+30.41986D+42.11988D+9.11990

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