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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania House District 83

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas W. Dempsey (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Sally L. Butterfield (D) by 19.7 points.

Thomas W. DempseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%7,462
40.1%5,005
12,467 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+41.51980R+36.71982R+49.41984R+19.71990R+33.71992R+50.31994

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