1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 142
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Matthew N. Wright (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Richard P. Gennetti (D) by 31.5 points.
Matthew N. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%9,556
Richard P. GennettiDemocrat
34.2%4,973
14,529 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET