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1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 133,948 popular votes (56.11%). The main challenger was Joseph M. Hoeffel (43.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Coughlin and Hoeffel

Coughlin +12.2 pts · won by 29,192 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER56.11%
133,948 votes
Joseph M. HoeffelDemocratic43.89%
104,756 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.