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1994Final results

1994 election for Pennsylvania House District 59

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Jess Stairs (R) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating John E. Shaw (D) by 60.4 points.

Jess StairsRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.2%15,176
John E. ShawDemocrat
19.8%3,743
18,919 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+51.01986R+26.41990R+40.41992R+60.41994R+44.51998R+20.42008

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