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1994Final results

1994 election for Pennsylvania House District 142

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matthew N. Wright (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Hastings (D) by 37.1 points.

Matthew N. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.1%11,639
29.0%5,110
Richard KellyLibertarian
4.9%856
17,605 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+28.61988R+4.01990R+6.61992R+37.11994R+27.01996R+31.51998

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

The candidates

Matthew N. Wright (R)Paul D. Hastings (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard Kelly (Libertarian), 4.9%