1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 196
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Todd Russell Platts (R) won re-election with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Barbara J. Spangler (D) by 49.0 points.
Todd Russell PlattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.5%18,023
Barbara J. SpanglerDemocrat
25.5%6,169
24,192 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)