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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 102

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Peter J. Zug (R) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Backenstose (D) by 54.4 points.

Peter J. ZugRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.2%13,886
21.8%3,965
2.0%371
18,222 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+13.51992R+43.71998R+29.52000R+54.42002R+20.22014R+39.82016

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

The candidates

Peter J. Zug (R)Dan Backenstose (D)

Also on the ballot: Raymond S. Ondrusek (Libertarian), 2.0%