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1994Final results

1994 election for Pennsylvania House District 159

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating John W. Nails (R) by 20.2 points.

Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%6,982
John W. NailsRepublican
39.9%4,631
11,613 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+18.11982R+27.71986D+12.81992D+20.21994D+41.11996D+5.31998

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