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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 51

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Fred Taylor (D) won re-election with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. Hercik (R) by 27.6 points.

Fred TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%11,518
36.2%6,529
18,047 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+49.71982D+35.31986D+27.61988D+30.81990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)