1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Pennsylvania election results
Every race on Pennsylvania's ballot in the 1996 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races250
Changed party7
Unopposed24%59 races
Incumbents defeated3
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Bill Clinton (D) | 9.2 |
U.S. House
D 11 · R 10
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Thomas Foglietta (D) | 75.0 | |
| PA-2 | Chaka Fattah (D) | 76.0 | |
| PA-3 | Robert Borski (D) | 37.8 | |
| PA-4 | Ron Klink (D) | 28.4 | |
| PA-5 | John Peterson (R) | 20.6 | |
| PA-6 | Tim Holden (D) | 17.9 | |
| PA-7 | Curt Weldon (R) | 34.5 | |
| PA-8 | James Greenwood (R) | 23.8 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | 47.4 | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 23.6 | |
| PA-11 | Paul Kanjorski (D) | 36.0 | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | 40.0 | |
| PA-13 | Jon Fox (R) | 0.0 | |
| PA-14 | William Coyne (D) | 21.7 | |
| PA-15 | Paul McHale (D) | 13.5 | |
| PA-16 | Joseph R. Pitts (R) | 21.9 | |
| PA-17 | George Gekas (R) | 44.5 | |
| PA-18 | Michael F. Doyle (D) | 15.6 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 26.7 | |
| PA-20 | Frank Mascara (D) | 7.8 | |
| PA-21 | Philip English (R) | 1.4 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
D 10 · R 15 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Vincent J. Fumo (D) | 57.3 | |
| SD-3 | Shirley M. Kitchen (D) | 76.0 | |
| SD-5 | Hank Salvatore (R) | 18.5 | |
| SD-7 | Vincent Hughes (D) | 78.1 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 30.8 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | 45.8 | |
| SD-13 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | 13.1 | |
| SD-15 | Jeffrey E. Piccola (R) | 33.9 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 17.5 | |
| SD-19 | Robert J. Thompson (R) | 29.7 | |
| SD-21 | Martina White (R) | 20.1 | |
| SD-23 | Roger A. Madigan (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Bill Slocum (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-27 | Edward Helfrick (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | James J. Rhoades (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Harold F. Mowery Jr. (R) | 35.8 | |
| SD-33 | Terry Punt (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | John N. Wozniak (D) | 41.1 | |
| SD-37 | Tim Murphy (R) | 10.7 | |
| SD-39 | Allen Kukovich (D) | 21.9 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 6.5 | |
| SD-43 | Jay Costa (D) | 42.0 | |
| SD-45 | Albert V. Belan (D) | 27.7 | |
| SD-47 | Gerald J. Lavalle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Jane M. Earll (R) | 10.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
D 100 · R 103 · 6 changed party
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab