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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania House District 196

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ruth B. Harper (D) won with 88.8% of the vote, defeating Ivo I. Wons (R) by 77.6 points.

Ruth B. HarperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.8%7,991
Ivo I. WonsRepublican
11.2%1,009
9,000 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

EvenD+75.81982D+82.71984D+89.81988D+77.61990R+30.41992R+51.01994

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