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1990Final results

1990 election for Pennsylvania House District 142

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matthew N. Wright (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Lucille M. Trench (D) by 4.0 points.

Matthew N. WrightRepublican · winner
52.0%11,518
48.0%10,627
22,145 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+35.61984R+38.91986R+28.61988R+4.01990R+6.61992R+37.11994

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