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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 130

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Dennis E. Leh (R) won re-election with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Okeefe (D) by 30.0 points.

Dennis E. LehRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%8,907
Joseph A. OkeefeDemocrat
32.9%4,659
Frank S. Noecker Jr.Other party
4.3%615
14,181 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+34.01992R+47.81994R+36.51996R+30.01998R+36.12000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Dennis E. Leh (R)Joseph A. Okeefe (D)

Also on the ballot: Frank S. Noecker Jr. (Other party), 4.3%