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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 62

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Paul Wass (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating R. E. Kinter (D) by 17.8 points.

Paul WassRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%12,108
R. E. KinterDemocrat
41.1%8,456
20,564 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+8.41982R+15.81984R+33.21986R+17.81988D+7.61990D+32.11992

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