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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania House District 187

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Paul Semmel (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest E. Heckman (D) by 21.6 points.

Paul SemmelRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%8,852
39.2%5,709
14,561 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

EvenR+7.61982R+39.61984R+28.31986R+21.61990R+31.81996R+46.41998

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