1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 17
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Richard A. Tilghman (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Dave Romine (D) by 17.5 points.
Richard A. TilghmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%59,823
Dave RomineDemocrat
41.3%42,004
101,827 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