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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 7

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mike Gruitza (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating David Desantis (R) by 53.2 points.

Mike GruitzaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%12,832
David DesantisRepublican
23.4%3,918
16,750 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+24.41978D+19.31980D+54.71982D+53.21986D+32.31992D+48.71994

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