RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988
Edward F. Burns Jr.
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 (1972–1990). Ran in 9 elections between 1972 and 1988, winning 9.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18
- Last margin
- +29.1
- Won 1988
- Elections
- 9
- 1972–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Burns was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Burns has run
Margin: how far Burns finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Robert Jones (D) | 64.6% | R+29.1 |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Gregory C. McCarthy (D) | 62.7% | R+25.4 |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Joseph T. Finn (D) | 68.9% | R+37.7 |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Gregory C. McCarthy (D) | 60.9% | R+21.8 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Henry Minissale (D) | 69.9% | R+39.9 |
| 1978 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | David Kaufman (D) | 67.8% | R+35.5 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Angelo J. Galeone (D) | 59.9% | R+19.8 |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Joseph F. Curran (D) | 53% | R+5.9 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 18 | General | Won | Marcell L. Groen (D), Joseph Doherty (I) | 54.6% | R+13.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Burns has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Burns has run against
- Robert Jones (D) · 1988 election, won
- Gregory C. McCarthy (D) · 1986 election, won
- Joseph T. Finn (D) · 1984 election, won
- Henry Minissale (D) · 1980 election, won
- David Kaufman (D) · 1978 election, won
- Angelo J. Galeone (D) · 1976 election, won
- Joseph F. Curran (D) · 1974 election, won
- Marcell L. Groen (D) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive