1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas Gannon (R) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Ray Bunting (D) by 42.2 points.
Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.1%18,946
Ray BuntingDemocrat
28.9%7,702
26,648 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET