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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 15

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Nick Colafella (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Janet A. Jackson (R) by 41.5 points.

Nick ColafellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%12,214
27.0%4,814
Gordon JohnstonOther party
4.5%801
17,829 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

EvenD+34.01990D+42.91992D+37.91996D+41.51998D+6.22002D+1.32006

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

The candidates

Nick Colafella (D)Janet A. Jackson (R)

Also on the ballot: Gordon Johnston (Other party), 4.5%