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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 194

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard Hayden (D) won re-election with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Kennedy (R) by 19.6 points.

Richard HaydenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%13,992
40.2%9,412
23,404 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+26.81982D+26.61984D+24.31986D+19.61988D+20.01990

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