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      Home/Elections/1988/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-23
      1988·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 23 US House

      Winner
      REP
      William F Clinger Jr.
      62.0%105,575 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Howard Shakespeare
      37.3%63,476 votes
      Margin
      R+24.7
      170,160 total votes
      3 candidates170,160 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      William F Clinger Jr.REP✓
      		REP105,57562.0%
      Howard ShakespeareDEM
      		DEM63,47637.3%
      William SmolikOTH
      		OTH1,1090.7%

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      1990
      William F Clinger Jr.REP
      R+18.8
      1986
      Bill ClingerREP
      R+11.0
      1984
      Bill ClingerREP
      R+3.3
      1982
      Bill ClingerREP
      R+30.4
      Redistricted
      1980
      Bill ClingerREP
      R+49.0
      1978
      William F Clinger Jr.REP
      R+8.6
      1976
      Joseph S AmmermanDEM
      D+13.1
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      William F Clinger Jr.REP
      Record5W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1994
      US House
      Full profile →
      Howard ShakespeareDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+17.9
      Career1988-1992
      State Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      William SmolikOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1988-1988
      US House
      Full profile →

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