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1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election?

R. Lawrence Coughlin won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 13 Election. R. Lawrence Coughlin received 152,191 popular votes (66.57%). The main challenger was Bernard Tomkin (33.43%).

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

Coughlin +33.1 pts · won by 75,767 votes
R. Lawrence CoughlinRepublicanWINNER66.57%
152,191 votes
Bernard TomkinDemocratic33.43%
76,424 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.