2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania House District 61
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Kate M. Harper (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Karen Friedman (D) by 5.1 points.
Kate M. HarperRepublican · winner
52.1%17,685
Karen FriedmanDemocrat
47.0%15,944
S. Douglas LeardLibertarian
0.9%312
33,941 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