1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania House District 97
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Jere L. Strittmatter (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Erik Brown (D) by 37.2 points.
Jere L. StrittmatterRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%18,662
Erik BrownDemocrat
31.4%8,548
27,210 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