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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 156

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Elinor Z. Taylor (R) won re-election with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Albert B. Grafstrom III (D) by 50.0 points.

Elinor Z. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.0%21,322
Albert B. Grafstrom IIIDemocrat
25.0%7,111
28,433 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+28.41982R+39.11984R+52.71986R+50.01988R+26.51990

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

The candidates

Elinor Z. Taylor (R)Albert B. Grafstrom III (D)