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1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 23 Election?

William F. Clinger Jr. won the 1988 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 23 Election. William F. Clinger Jr. received 105,575 popular votes (62.04%). The main challenger was Howard Shakespeare (37.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Shakespeare

Jr. +24.7 pts · won by 42,099 votes
William F. Clinger Jr.RepublicanWINNER62.04%
105,575 votes
Howard ShakespeareDemocratic37.3%
63,476 votes
William Smolikpopulist0.65%
1,109 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.