2006Final results
2006 election for Pennsylvania House District 97
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
John C. Bear (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Timothy L. Callahan (D) by 23.8 points.
John C. BearRepublican · winner
61.9%15,243
Timothy L. CallahanDemocrat
38.1%9,377
24,620 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET