1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 40
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Albert Pettit (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Thomas Kovach (D) by 31.5 points.
Albert PettitRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%18,728
Thomas KovachDemocrat
34.3%9,766
28,494 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