DemocratNot in office · last served 2020Last on a ballot: Nov 2020
Joseph A. Petrarca
Last held office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 (1972–2020). Ran in 26 elections between 1972 and 2020, winning 25.
Last office: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55
- Last margin
- −4.6
- Lost 2020
- Elections
- 26
- 1972–2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Petrarca was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Petrarca has run
Margin: how far Petrarca finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Lost | Jason Roy Silvis (R) | 47.7% | R+4.6 |
| 2018 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Michael Mario Geiselhart (R) | 56.4% | D+12.8 |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Brian E. Panichelle (R) | 62% | D+24.1 |
| 2014 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2012 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | John Hauser (R) | 56.1% | D+12.2 |
| 2010 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2008 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2006 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Ben Kissel (R) | 70% | D+40.0 |
| 2002 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Richard E. Wajdic (R) | 74.6% | D+49.2 |
| 1998 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Robert H. Long (R) | 70.2% | D+40.5 |
| 1994 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Robert H. Long (R) | 60.6% | D+21.2 |
| 1992 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Robert H. Long (R) | 68.2% | D+36.4 |
| 1990 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Charles D. Traeger (R) | 75.1% | D+50.3 |
| 1980 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Kenneth J. Stull (R) | 66.9% | D+33.9 |
| 1976 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1974 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Jean S. Bash (R) | 70% | D+40.0 |
| 1972 | Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Albert J. McDivitt (R) | 58.9% | D+17.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Petrarca has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Petrarca has run against
- Jason Roy Silvis (R) · 2020 election, lost
- Michael Mario Geiselhart (R) · 2016 election, won
- Brian E. Panichelle (R) · 2014 election, won
- John Hauser (R) · 2012 election, won
- Ben Kissel (R) · 2004 election, won
- Richard E. Wajdic (R) · 2000 election, won
- Robert H. Long (R) · 1996 election, won
- Charles D. Traeger (R) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive