1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania's 21st District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Philip English (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald A. Dinicola (D) by 1.4 points.
Philip EnglishRepublican · winner
50.7%106,875
Ronald A. DinicolaDemocrat
49.3%104,004
210,888 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ronald A. DinicolaPhilip English
$498.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$479.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$15.4K
Cash on hand
$9.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996