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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 131

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Karen A. Ritter (D) won re-election with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Angelo M. Caggiano (R) by 19.5 points.

Karen A. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%11,782
40.2%7,931
19,713 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

EvenD+23.31982D+5.51986D+19.51988D+7.91990

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