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2014Final results

2014 election for Pennsylvania House District 159

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Ciach (R) by 41.0 points.

Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%9,281
29.5%3,881
13,162 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+62.72008D+43.32010D+59.62012D+41.02014D+51.22016D+52.92018

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