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2012Final results

2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 61

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Kate M. Harper (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Jo White (D) by 16.4 points.

Kate M. HarperRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%20,231
Jo WhiteDemocrat
41.8%14,543
34,774 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

EvenR+9.62006R+12.02008R+18.02010R+16.42012R+21.52014R+13.12016

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