1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 156
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Elinor Z. Taylor (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating John Gregory Schell (D) by 32.0 points.
Elinor Z. TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.0%16,054
John Gregory SchellDemocrat
34.0%8,279
24,333 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET