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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 52

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James E. Shaner (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Brown (R) by 36.4 points.

James E. ShanerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%11,972
31.8%5,587
17,559 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+50.51984D+51.31992D+25.71994D+36.41996D+32.22004D+36.42006

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