1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 59
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jess Stairs (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating George Trout (D) by 44.5 points.
Jess StairsRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%12,083
George TroutDemocrat
27.8%4,643
16,726 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