2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph T. Hackett Sr. (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Walter A. Waite Jr. (D) by 7.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph T. Hackett Sr.Republican · winner
53.5%13,941
Walter A. Waite Jr.Democrat
46.5%12,125
26,066 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET