2002Final results
2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas Gannon (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Sara Lynn Petrosky (D) by 4.8 points.
Thomas GannonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%13,258
Sara Lynn PetroskyDemocrat
47.6%12,035
25,293 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