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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 196

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Beverly Mackereth (R) won with 81.3% of the vote, defeating Leo Cooper (D) by 62.7 points.

Beverly MackerethRepublican · winner · incumbent
81.3%13,212
Leo CooperDemocrat
18.7%3,029
16,241 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+49.01996R+60.51998R+33.02000R+62.72002R+46.42006R+55.12010

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