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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 28

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Elaine F. Farmer (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Newman Dale (D) by 33.4 points.

Elaine F. FarmerRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.7%17,731
Newman DaleDemocrat
33.3%8,857
26,588 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+18.91982R+26.61984R+16.01986R+33.41988R+24.91990R+33.81992

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