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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 38

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Richard D. Olasz (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Joseph C. Cenname (R) by 34.8 points.

Richard D. OlaszDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%13,643
32.6%6,597
20,240 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+36.71990D+57.41992D+16.01994D+34.81996D+28.61998D+41.62006

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