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1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election?

William F. Goodling won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 19 Election. William F. Goodling received 145,381 popular votes (77.25%). The main challenger was Paul E. Ritchey (22.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodling and Ritchey

Goodling +54.5 pts · won by 102,562 votes
William F. GoodlingRepublicanWINNER77.25%
145,381 votes
Paul E. RitcheyDemocratic22.75%
42,819 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.