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1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election?

Gus Yatron won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 6 Election. Gus Yatron received 114,119 popular votes (63.14%). The main challenger was James R. Erwin (36.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Yatron and Erwin

Yatron +27.0 pts · won by 48,841 votes
Gus YatronDemocraticWINNER63.14%
114,119 votes
James R. ErwinRepublican36.12%
65,278 votes
Louis R. Perugini Jr.Independent0.75%
1,348 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.