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1998Final results

1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 42

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Tom Stevenson (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Jodi Rita Hakim (D) by 21.3 points.

Tom StevensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%11,860
38.3%7,625
Larry ZalewskiOther party
2.0%400
19,885 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+20.11990D+30.91992R+4.81996R+21.31998R+10.42000R+23.12002

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

The candidates

Tom Stevenson (R)Jodi Rita Hakim (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry Zalewski (Other party), 2.0%