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1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election?

Douglas Walgren won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 18 Election. Douglas Walgren received 136,924 popular votes (62.67%). The main challenger was John A. Newman (37.06%).

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

Walgren +25.6 pts · won by 55,949 votes
Douglas WalgrenDemocraticWINNER62.67%
136,924 votes
John A. NewmanRepublican37.06%
80,975 votes
James J. Baileypopulist0.27%
589 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.