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1992Final results

1992 election for Pennsylvania House District 142

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matthew N. Wright (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Karen Ann Selvaggi (D) by 6.6 points.

Matthew N. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.3%13,835
46.7%12,114
25,949 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+38.91986R+28.61988R+4.01990R+6.61992R+37.11994R+27.01996

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