1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 142
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Matthew N. Wright (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Sooby (D) by 27.0 points.
Matthew N. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%14,661
Robert C. SoobyDemocrat
36.5%8,428
23,089 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET