1988Final results
1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 5
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jim Merry (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Knupp (D) by 12.0 points.
Jim MerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%11,388
Bill KnuppDemocrat
44.0%8,951
20,339 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