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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 142

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matthew N. Wright (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Chris King (D) by 18.0 points.

Matthew N. WrightRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%12,217
Chris KingDemocrat
41.0%8,482
20,699 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+37.11994R+27.01996R+31.51998R+18.02002R+17.42004D+5.02006

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