1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 47
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Leo J. Trich Jr. (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating John Chris Keisling (R) by 11.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Leo J. Trich Jr.Democrat · winner
56.0%10,275
John Chris KeislingRepublican
44.0%8,084
18,359 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET