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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 16

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Susan Laughlin (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Scott Musgrave (R) by 46.1 points.

Susan LaughlinDemocrat · winner
73.0%15,891
Scott MusgraveRepublican
27.0%5,867
21,758 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+52.31976D+51.41978D+65.51984D+46.11988D+33.01992D+30.51998

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