1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas Gannon (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Nick Anastasio (D) by 35.7 points.
Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%11,419
Nick AnastasioDemocrat
32.2%5,416
16,835 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