2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 42
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Matt Smith (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Harris (R) by 16.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Matt SmithDemocrat · winner
58.4%16,568
Mark HarrisRepublican
41.6%11,795
28,363 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