1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 187
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Paul Semmel (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Arlene Dabrow (D) by 31.8 points.
Paul SemmelRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%14,669
Arlene DabrowDemocrat
34.1%7,587
22,256 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