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2000Final results

2000 election for Pennsylvania House District 161

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thomas Gannon (R) won with 95.3% of the vote, defeating Barton B. Smith (Lib) by 90.5 points.

Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
95.3%15,923
Barton B. SmithLibertarian
4.7%792
16,715 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+33.41990R+18.91992R+26.61996R+35.71998R+4.82002D+2.92006

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