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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 198

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Odonnell (D) won re-election with 78.7% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Whitehead (R) by 57.3 points.

Robert W. OdonnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.7%17,041
21.3%4,625
21,666 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+38.21982D+54.01984D+57.31988D+58.91990

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