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2012Final results

2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 55

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating John Hauser (R) by 12.2 points.

Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%13,757
John HauserRepublican
43.9%10,770
24,527 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

EvenD+40.51996D+49.22000D+40.02004D+12.22012D+24.12014D+12.82016

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