1986Final results
1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John Showers (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth F. Mease (R) by 36.9 points.
John ShowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%10,301
Kenneth F. MeaseRepublican
31.5%4,743
15,044 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET