2010Final results
2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 97
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John C. Bear (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating F. Patrick Okeeffe (D) by 44.5 points.
John C. BearRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.2%17,993
F. Patrick OkeeffeDemocrat
27.8%6,919
24,912 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