RepublicanNot in office · last served 2000Last on a ballot: Nov 1998
Howard L. Fargo
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 (1982–2000). Ran in 9 elections between 1982 and 1998, winning 9.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8
- Last margin
- +40.1
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 9
- 1982–1998
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Fargo was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Fargo has run
Margin: how far Fargo finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | James C. Coulter (D) | 70% | R+40.1 |
| 1994 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Barry W. Crytzer (D) | 66.6% | R+33.2 |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Herbert W. Branan (D) | 62.9% | R+25.8 |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Donald F. Megnin (D) | 65% | R+30.0 |
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Kathy W. James (D) | 68.9% | R+37.9 |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Larry M. Kriess (D) | 65.5% | R+31.1 |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 8 | General | Won | Bob Dispirito (D) | 54.4% | R+8.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Fargo has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fargo has run against
- James C. Coulter (D) · 1996 election, won
- Barry W. Crytzer (D) · 1994 election, won
- Herbert W. Branan (D) · 1992 election, won
- Donald F. Megnin (D) · 1990 election, won
- Kathy W. James (D) · 1986 election, won
- Larry M. Kriess (D) · 1984 election, won
- Bob Dispirito (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive