1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 8
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Howard L. Fargo (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating James C. Coulter (D) by 40.1 points.
Howard L. FargoRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.0%13,494
James C. CoulterDemocrat
30.0%5,773
19,267 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