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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 189

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph W. Battisto (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Art Rodriguez (R) by 27.1 points.

Joseph W. BattistoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%13,361
Art RodriguezRepublican
36.4%7,663
21,024 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+28.31990D+26.41992D+14.21994D+27.11996R+2.72000D+8.52006

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