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2010Final results

2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 42

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Matt Smith (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Sue Means (R) by 19.6 points.

Matt SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%15,740
Sue MeansRepublican
40.2%10,591
26,331 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+23.12002D+16.82006D+30.72008D+19.62010D+37.02020D+36.22022

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