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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 149

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James H. Clark (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Mark D. Newberger (D) by 11.0 points.

James H. ClarkRepublican · winner
55.5%14,908
44.5%11,961
26,869 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+38.21980R+12.21984R+17.11986R+11.01988R+36.21990R+22.21992

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