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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 18

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Edward F. Burns Jr. (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Jones (D) by 29.1 points.

Edward F. Burns Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
64.6%13,882
Robert JonesDemocrat
35.4%7,618
21,500 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+21.81982R+37.71984R+25.41986R+29.11988R+8.41990R+19.21992

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