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1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

Peter H. Kostmayer won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. Peter H. Kostmayer received 128,153 popular votes (56.81%). The main challenger was Ed Howard (41.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Kostmayer and Howard

Kostmayer +15.3 pts · won by 34,505 votes
Peter H. KostmayerDemocraticWINNER56.81%
128,153 votes
Ed HowardRepublican41.52%
93,648 votes
Donald C. ErnsbergerLibertarian1.67%
3,765 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.