This is the 1996 race. The latest: 2026 →

1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 92

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Bruce Smith (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Frank Fortino (D) by 46.6 points.

Bruce SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.7%15,972
26.1%5,742
1.1%251
21,965 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

EvenR+35.71986R+53.91988R+20.91992R+46.61996R+54.42002R+50.72004

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

The candidates

Bruce Smith (R)Frank Fortino (D)

Also on the ballot: Marlin D. Cutshall (Other party), 1.1%