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2004Final results

2004 election for Pennsylvania House District 55

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Ben Kissel (R) by 40.0 points.

Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%17,759
Ben KisselRepublican
30.0%7,608
25,367 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+21.21994D+40.51996D+49.22000D+40.02004D+12.22012D+24.12014

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