1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 159
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won re-election with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Hampton Evans (R) by 41.1 points.
Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%9,985
Hampton EvansRepublican
29.4%4,164
14,149 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)