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1986Final results

1986 election for Pennsylvania House District 88

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John Kennedy (R) won re-election with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Paul S. J. Dlugolecki (D) by 10.8 points.

John KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%10,914
44.6%8,795
19,709 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+16.11982R+21.91984R+10.81986R+35.31988R+31.01990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)