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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 96

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Mike Sturla (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating C. Ted Darcus (R) by 13.4 points.

Mike SturlaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%8,389
C. Ted DarcusRepublican
43.3%6,409
14,798 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+9.01990D+5.01992D+4.51994D+13.41996D+14.51998D+21.12000

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