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1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 42

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Tom Stevenson (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Coleen Vuono (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tom StevensonRepublican · winner
52.4%14,908
Coleen VuonoDemocrat
47.6%13,542
28,450 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

EvenR+2.01988D+20.11990D+30.91992R+4.81996R+21.31998R+10.42000

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