1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Pennsylvania State Senate election results, district by district
Every Pennsylvania State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 30
Races25
Changed party1
Unopposed20%5 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 10 · R 15
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Vincent J. Fumo (D) | 57.3 | |
| SD-3 | Shirley M. Kitchen (D) | 76.0 | |
| SD-5 | Hank Salvatore (R) | 18.5 | |
| SD-7 | Vincent Hughes (D) | 78.1 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 30.8 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | 45.8 | |
| SD-13 | Gibson E. Armstrong (R) | 13.1 | |
| SD-15 | Jeffrey E. Piccola (R) | 33.9 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 17.5 | |
| SD-19 | Robert J. Thompson (R) | 29.7 | |
| SD-21 | Martina White (R) | 20.1 | |
| SD-23 | Roger A. Madigan (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Bill Slocum (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-27 | Edward Helfrick (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | James J. Rhoades (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Harold F. Mowery Jr. (R) | 35.8 | |
| SD-33 | Terry Punt (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | John N. Wozniak (D) | 41.1 | |
| SD-37 | Tim Murphy (R) | 10.7 | |
| SD-39 | Allen Kukovich (D) | 21.9 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 6.5 | |
| SD-43 | Jay Costa (D) | 42.0 | |
| SD-45 | Albert V. Belan (D) | 27.7 | |
| SD-47 | Gerald J. Lavalle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Jane M. Earll (R) | 10.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
Pennsylvania State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner