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2002Final results

2002 election for Pennsylvania House District 61

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kate M. Harper (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Diana Oboler (D) by 26.5 points.

Kate M. HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%13,950
Diana ObolerDemocrat
36.8%8,109
22,059 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+18.61996R+24.81998R+5.12000R+26.52002R+18.92004R+9.62006

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