1998Final results
1998 election for Pennsylvania House District 196
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Todd Russell Platts (R) won with 80.3% of the vote, defeating Earl Max Downs (D) by 60.5 points.
Todd Russell PlattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.3%13,227
Earl Max DownsDemocrat
19.7%3,254
16,481 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET