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1988Final results

1988 election for Pennsylvania House District 97

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Jere L. Strittmatter (R) won with 74.8% of the vote, defeating Timothy L. Callahan (D) by 49.6 points.

Jere L. StrittmatterRepublican · winner
74.8%21,808
25.2%7,355
29,163 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+48.31982R+54.41984R+55.91986R+49.61988R+24.51992R+37.21996

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