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1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Walgren won the 1986 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Walgren received 104,164 popular votes (63%). The main challenger was Ernie Buckman (37%).

See the full head-to-head between Walgren and Buckman

Walgren +26.0 pts · won by 43,000 votes
Douglas WalgrenDemocraticWINNER63%
104,164 votes
Ernie BuckmanRepublican37%
61,164 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.