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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 12

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James M. Burd (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Werner (D) by 37.1 points.

James M. BurdRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%14,618
31.5%6,710
21,328 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

EvenR+6.71982R+22.01984R+30.11986R+37.11988D+10.21990D+18.41992

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