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2010Final results

2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 61

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kate M. Harper (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Readinger (D) by 18.0 points.

Kate M. HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%14,988
41.0%10,415
25,403 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+18.92004R+9.62006R+12.02008R+18.02010R+16.42012R+21.52014

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