1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House election results, district by district
Pennsylvania's U.S. House races in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Races23
Changed party1
Unopposed9%2 races
Every district
D 12 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Thomas Foglietta (D) | 49.5 | |
| PA-2 | William Gray (D) | 96.8 | |
| PA-3 | Robert Borski (D) | 23.6 | |
| PA-4 | Joseph Kolter (D) | 21.7 | |
| PA-5 | Richard Schulze (R) | 31.5 | |
| PA-6 | Gus Yatron (D) | 38.2 | |
| PA-7 | Curt Weldon (R) | 22.6 | Flipped |
| PA-8 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 10.1 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | Unopposed | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 49.3 | |
| PA-11 | Paul Kanjorski (D) | 41.2 | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | 34.8 | |
| PA-13 | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | 17.0 | |
| PA-14 | William Coyne (D) | 84.4 | |
| PA-15 | Donald Ritter (R) | 13.5 | |
| PA-16 | Robert Walker (R) | 49.1 | |
| PA-17 | George Gekas (R) | 47.3 | |
| PA-18 | Douglas Walgren (D) | 26.0 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 45.8 | |
| PA-20 | Joseph Gaydos (D) | 97.0 | |
| PA-21 | Thomas Ridge (R) | 61.7 | |
| PA-22 | Austin Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| PA-23 | William Clinger (R) | 11.0 |
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab