1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 157
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Carole A. Rubley (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Linda Else Leighbody (D) by 38.0 points.
Carole A. RubleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%17,546
Linda Else LeighbodyDemocrat
31.0%7,879
25,425 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