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1990 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

Richard T. Schulze won the 1990 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. Richard T. Schulze received 75,097 popular votes (57.11%). The main challenger was Samuel C. Stretton (38.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Schulze and Stretton

Schulze +18.6 pts · won by 24,500 votes
Richard T. SchulzeRepublicanWINNER57.11%
75,097 votes
Samuel C. StrettonDemocratic38.48%
50,597 votes
Lewis DuPont SmithIndependent4.41%
5,795 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.