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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania House District 59

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Jess Stairs (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Rodd J. Durbin (D) by 26.4 points.

Jess StairsRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%9,199
36.8%5,362
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+50.31980R+49.41984R+51.01986R+26.41990R+40.41992R+60.41994

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