2012Final results
2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating James D. Schiliro (R) by 59.6 points.
Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%17,535
James D. SchiliroRepublican
20.2%4,435
21,970 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET