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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Bill Deweese (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Lynda C. Bush (R) by 35.3 points.

Bill DeweeseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%13,965
Lynda C. BushRepublican
32.3%6,673
20,638 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+57.11984D+28.71992D+36.81994D+35.31996D+24.92000D+5.52006

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