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1996Final results

1996 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 15

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Jeffrey E. Piccola (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating D. Ann Smilek (D) by 33.9 points.

Jeffrey E. PiccolaRepublican · winner
67.0%60,100
33.0%29,660
89,760 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+12.61984R+37.41988R+18.01992R+33.91996R+34.72000R+22.12004

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