1996Final results
1996 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 5
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Hank Salvatore (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Mills (D) by 18.5 points.
Hank SalvatoreRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%46,575
Tom MillsDemocrat
40.7%32,011
78,586 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