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1992Final results

1992 election for Pennsylvania House District 161

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas Gannon (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Elverson (D) by 18.9 points.

Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%16,733
40.6%11,416
28,149 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+39.11986R+42.21988R+33.41990R+18.91992R+26.61996R+35.71998

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