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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 18

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Gene D. Digirolamo (R) won re-election with 64.1% of the vote, defeating David M. Zane (D) by 30.6 points.

Gene D. DigirolamoRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%12,670
David M. ZaneDemocrat
33.6%6,630
Charles A. ZatavekasOther party
2.3%456
19,756 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+19.21992R+32.61994R+30.61996R+45.41998

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Gene D. Digirolamo (R)David M. Zane (D)

Also on the ballot: Charles A. Zatavekas (Other party), 2.3%