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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 181

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

W. Curtis Thomas (D) won with 92.0% of the vote, defeating Sam A. Sam (R) by 85.4 points.

W. Curtis ThomasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.0%16,627
Sam A. SamRepublican
6.7%1,207
1.3%229
18,063 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

EvenD+80.71988D+77.51990D+77.91992D+81.01994D+85.41996D+90.62018

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

The candidates

W. Curtis Thomas (D)Sam A. Sam (R)

Also on the ballot: John J. Featherman (Other party), 1.3%