1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 78
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Dick L. Hess (R) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating John H. Fair (D) by 54.7 points.
Dick L. HessRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.3%17,148
John H. FairDemocrat
22.7%5,024
22,172 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET