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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 180

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ralph Acosta (D) won re-election with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Malkowski (R) by 42.7 points.

Ralph AcostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%9,639
28.2%3,834
Mike BunkIndependent
0.9%118
13,591 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+56.21982D+39.31984D+43.51986D+42.71988D+31.81990

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

The candidates

Ralph Acosta (D)Thomas Malkowski (R)

Also on the ballot: Mike Bunk (Independent), 0.9%