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2006Final results

2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 147

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert Bruce Mensch (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Roger E. Buchanan (D) by 11.5 points.

Robert Bruce MenschRepublican · winner
55.8%11,762
44.2%9,330
21,092 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+38.51990R+35.51992R+50.21994R+11.52006R+26.92008R+33.42010

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