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2010Final results

2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 53

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Robert W. Godshall (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Hansen (D) by 32.9 points.

Robert W. GodshallRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%12,832
Jack HansenDemocrat
32.3%6,356
2.4%476
19,664 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+40.12000R+17.92006R+19.62008R+32.92010R+21.42012R+25.32014

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

The candidates