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2006Final results

2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 117

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Karen Boback (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Fred Nichols Jr. (D) by 34.5 points.

Karen BobackRepublican · winner
67.3%12,724
32.7%6,193
18,917 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+50.71994R+16.71998R+35.42004R+34.52006R+42.02008R+63.32010

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