2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Lavada E. Y. Driggins (R) by 8.9 points.
Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%6,689
Lavada E. Y. DrigginsRepublican
45.6%5,599
12,288 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET