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2000Final results

2000 election for Pennsylvania House District 153

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ellen M. Bard (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Larry Pfeiffer (D) by 24.7 points.

Ellen M. BardRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.6%16,739
36.9%10,033
Larry W. GoulartLibertarian
1.5%401
27,173 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+1.11992R+19.41994R+26.41996R+24.72000R+32.02002D+9.62004

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

The candidates

Ellen M. Bard (R)Larry Pfeiffer (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry W. Goulart (Libertarian), 1.5%