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1994Final results

1994 election for Pennsylvania House District 5

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Jim Merry (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Cynthia Lopresto (D) by 38.7 points.

Jim MerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%13,285
30.6%5,869
19,154 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+12.51984R+12.01988R+32.41990R+38.71994D+4.81996R+36.92000

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