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Elections / 1986 · House · PA

Pennsylvania sent 12 Democrats and 11 Republicans to the US House in 1986.

23 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.

Pennsylvania — 1986 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
PA-01D
+49.5%
Thomas M Foglietta118,035
PA-02D
+98.4%
William H Gray130,495
PA-03D
+23.6%
Robert A Borski174,497
PA-04D
+21.7%
Joseph P Kolter142,594
PA-05R
−31.5%
Richard T Schulze133,241
PA-06D
+38.2%
Gus Yatron142,000
PA-07R
−22.6%
Curt Weldon179,675
PA-08D
+10.1%
Peter H Kostmayer155,778
PA-09R
−100.0%
Bud Shuster120,890
PA-10R
−49.3%
Joseph Michael McDade158,851
PA-11D
+41.2%
Paul E Kanjorski159,190
PA-12D
+34.8%
John P Murtha144,072
PA-13R
−17.0%
Lawrence Coughlin172,082
PA-14D
+89.6%
William J Coyne116,859
PA-15R
−13.5%
Don Ritter131,801
PA-16R
−49.1%
Robert S Walker135,183
PA-17R
−47.3%
George W Gekas137,184
PA-18D
+26.0%
Doug Walgren165,328
PA-19R
−45.8%
Bill Goodling137,278
PA-20D
+98.5%
Joseph M Gaydos138,752
PA-21R
−61.7%
Tom Ridge137,472
PA-22D
+100.0%
Austin J Murphy131,650
PA-23R
−11.0%
Bill Clinger143,470