1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 55
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won re-election with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Long (R) by 40.5 points.
Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%13,765
Robert H. LongRepublican
29.8%5,831
19,596 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)