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1984Final results

1984 election for Pennsylvania House District 161

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas Gannon (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Grant McMaster (D) by 35.6 points.

Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%18,798
32.2%8,924
27,722 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+6.81978R+17.21980R+17.51982R+35.61984R+39.11986R+42.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET