1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 43
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Jay Costa (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Kathy Matta (R) by 42.0 points.
Jay CostaDemocrat · winner
71.0%60,890
Kathy MattaRepublican
29.0%24,867
85,757 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