1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating James L. Johnson (R) by 5.3 points.
Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%5,465
James L. JohnsonRepublican
47.4%4,918
10,383 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