2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Bryan Lentz (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Gannon (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bryan LentzDemocrat · winner
51.5%14,345
Thomas GannonRepublican · incumbent
48.5%13,525
27,870 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