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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 13

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Gibson E. Armstrong (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Saylor (D) by 13.1 points.

Gibson E. ArmstrongRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%48,125
Bill SaylorDemocrat
43.5%36,987
85,112 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+46.61984R+40.91988R+28.11992R+13.11996R+37.42000R+31.02004

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