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1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 63

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Fred C. McIlhattan (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Shirley C. Hager (D) by 27.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Fred C. McIlhattanRepublican · winner
60.7%12,790
33.1%6,962
Janet SereneOther party
6.2%1,308
21,060 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+25.41990D+2.31992D+14.11994R+27.71996R+49.12006R+31.42008

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