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1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 100,701 popular votes (58.52%). The main challenger was Joseph M. Hoeffel (41.48%).

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

Coughlin +17.0 pts · won by 29,320 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER58.52%
100,701 votes
Joseph M. HoeffelDemocratic41.48%
71,381 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.