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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 37

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Emil Mrkonic (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Dennis W. Lion (R) by 61.6 points.

Emil MrkonicDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%15,843
Dennis W. LionRepublican
19.2%3,770
19,613 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+41.01982D+56.11984D+62.91986D+61.61988D+47.01990R+44.41992

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