1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 116
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas B. Stish (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating James Skip Ford (R) by 7.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas B. StishDemocrat · winner
53.8%10,023
James Skip FordRepublican
46.2%8,607
18,630 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET