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Elections / 1988 · House · PA

Pennsylvania sent 12 Democrats and 11 Republicans to the US House in 1988.

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

Pennsylvania — 1988 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
PA-01D
+52.6%
Thomas M Foglietta167,825
PA-02D
+87.4%
William H Gray III196,687
PA-03D
+26.4%
Robert A Borski214,499
PA-04D
+40.3%
Joe Kolter177,699
PA-05R
−56.4%
Richard T Schulze196,211
PA-06D
+27.0%
Gus Yatron180,745
PA-07R
−35.6%
Curt Weldon229,132
PA-08D
+15.3%
Peter H Kostmayer225,566
PA-09R
−100.0%
Bud Shuster158,702
PA-10R
−46.5%
Joseph M McDade191,275
PA-11D
+100.0%
Paul E Kanjorski120,706
PA-12D
+100.0%
John P Murtha133,081
PA-13R
−33.1%
Lawrence Coughlin228,615
PA-14D
+57.3%
William J Coyne171,900
PA-15R
−15.0%
Don Ritter186,078
PA-16R
−48.0%
Robert S Walker185,113
PA-17R
−100.0%
George W Gekas166,289
PA-18D
+25.6%
Doug Walgren218,488
PA-19R
−54.5%
William F Goodling188,200
PA-20D
+98.5%
Joseph M Gaydos139,616
PA-21R
−57.5%
Thomas J Ridge180,120
PA-22D
+44.8%
Austin J Murphy170,467
PA-23R
−24.7%
William F Clinger JR170,160