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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 65

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James C. Lynch (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Sheila Brooker (D) by 36.6 points.

James C. LynchRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%14,617
31.7%6,778
21,395 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+9.11990R+7.41992R+17.31994R+36.61996R+14.02002R+26.62004

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