1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 187
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Paul Semmel (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Arlene Dabrow (D) by 46.4 points.
Paul SemmelRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.2%12,754
Arlene DabrowDemocrat
26.8%4,671
17,425 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET