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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 156

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Daniel George Truitt Sr. (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Barbara McIlvainesmith (D) by 0.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Daniel George Truitt Sr.Republican · winner
50.5%11,483
Barbara McIlvainesmithDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%11,271
22,754 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+9.12004D+0.12006D+6.72008R+0.92010R+2.72012R+19.62014

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