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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 72

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Tom Yewcic (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Frank Alt (R) by 52.7 points.

Tom YewcicDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.4%17,623
Frank AltRepublican
23.6%5,453
23,076 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+41.11988D+16.41992D+37.91994D+52.71996D+56.71998D+55.72000

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