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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 168

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matthew J. Ryan (R) won re-election with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Rapp (D) by 49.2 points.

Matthew J. RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.6%22,137
Bob RappDemocrat
25.4%7,546
29,683 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+39.11982R+43.71984R+43.51986R+49.21988

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