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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 75

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Jim Distler (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Gary Lee Kraus (D) by 39.0 points.

Jim DistlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%12,856
30.5%5,641
18,497 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+15.91978D+37.01982R+1.11984R+39.01986D+16.01990D+13.01992

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