2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania House District 55
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Wajdic (R) by 49.2 points.
Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%15,708
Richard E. WajdicRepublican
25.4%5,347
21,055 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET