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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 177

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John Taylor (R) won re-election with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Gerald F. McMonagle (D) by 24.3 points.

John TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%13,477
37.8%8,201
21,678 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+36.11982R+8.91984R+19.31986R+24.31988R+35.81990

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