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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 3

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Karl Boyes (R) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Pfadt (D) by 45.0 points.

Karl BoyesRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.5%18,369
27.5%6,975
25,344 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+18.81976D+27.21978R+13.71980R+45.01988R+53.82002D+0.62006

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