1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas Gannon (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Nick Anastasio (D) by 26.6 points.
Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%15,552
Nick AnastasioDemocrat
36.7%9,011
24,563 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