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2006Final results

2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 159

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Baltazar Edson Rubio (R) by 35.6 points.

Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%8,490
32.2%4,034
12,524 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

EvenD+27.92000D+8.92002D+38.42004D+35.62006D+62.72008D+43.32010

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