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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 42

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Terry McVerry (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Greg Fajt (D) by 2.0 points.

Terry McVerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%14,319
Greg FajtDemocrat
49.0%13,765
28,084 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+15.01978R+41.81982R+36.91986R+2.01988D+20.11990D+30.91992

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