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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 169

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Dennis M. Obrien (R) won re-election with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Francis R. Conaway (D) by 46.8 points.

Dennis M. ObrienRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%16,811
Francis R. ConawayDemocrat
26.6%6,092
22,903 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+0.31982R+38.81984R+29.31986R+46.81988R+50.01990

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

The candidates

Dennis M. Obrien (R)Francis R. Conaway (D)