1990Final results
1990 election for Pennsylvania House District 17
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
David O. King (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Frank W. Laaks (D) by 20.5 points.
David O. KingRepublican · winner
60.2%9,268
Frank W. LaaksDemocrat
39.8%6,117
15,385 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET