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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 188

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James R. Roebuck (D) won with 94.5% of the vote, defeating Barbara L. Jacobs (R) by 89.0 points.

James R. RoebuckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.5%9,147
5.5%530
9,677 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

EvenD+85.01992D+90.51994D+90.21996D+89.01998D+87.42012D+77.92014

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