2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 142
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Chris King (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Matthew N. Wright (R) by 5.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Chris KingDemocrat · winner
52.5%12,543
Matthew N. WrightRepublican · incumbent
47.5%11,338
23,881 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET