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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 143

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joe Conti (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Melissa V. Bond (D) by 24.2 points.

Joe ContiRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%18,433
37.9%11,243
29,676 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+41.01990R+32.11992R+41.71994R+24.21996R+1.31998R+10.02000

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