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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 197

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Andrew J. Carn (D) won with 94.0% of the vote, defeating Edward P. Bevans (R) by 88.0 points.

Andrew J. CarnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.0%11,042
6.0%705
11,747 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+87.61986D+88.11992D+93.51996D+88.01998D+88.22004D+89.82012

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