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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 168

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matthew J. Ryan (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Thomas (D) by 32.6 points.

Matthew J. RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%15,071
Bill ThomasDemocrat
33.7%7,663
22,734 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+37.71996R+44.91998R+33.52000R+32.62002R+17.42006R+21.02008

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