1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 38
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Kenneth W. Ruffing (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Tina M. Pristas (R) by 28.6 points.
Kenneth W. RuffingDemocrat · winner
64.3%9,832
Tina M. PristasRepublican
35.7%5,458
15,290 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