1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Russ Fairchild (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Michael L. Aumiller (D) by 23.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Russ FairchildRepublican · winner
62.0%12,098
Michael L. AumillerDemocrat
38.0%7,426
19,524 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