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1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election?

Tom Ridge won the 1984 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 21 Election. Tom Ridge received 125,730 popular votes (65.45%). The main challenger was James A. Young (34.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Ridge and Young

Ridge +31.3 pts · won by 60,136 votes
Tom RidgeRepublicanWINNER65.45%
125,730 votes
James A. YoungDemocratic34.14%
65,594 votes
Edward J. HammerIndependent0.41%
785 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.