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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 165

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William Francis Adolph Jr. (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Joan Coper (D) by 34.3 points.

William Francis Adolph Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
67.1%18,954
Joan CoperDemocrat
32.9%9,273
28,227 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+32.91990R+32.81992R+48.41994R+34.31996R+47.71998R+32.82000

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