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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 157

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Peter R. Vroon (R) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating John Shniper (D) by 51.4 points.

Peter R. VroonRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.7%20,248
John ShniperDemocrat
24.3%6,508
26,756 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+47.51980R+41.81982R+50.31984R+51.41988R+7.11990R+17.01992

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