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2006Final results

2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 85

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Russ Fairchild (R) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Connolley (D) by 36.0 points.

Russ FairchildRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.0%11,482
32.0%5,404
16,886 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+23.91988R+52.71990R+51.91992R+36.02006R+40.92008R+41.02010

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