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2014Final results

2014 election for Pennsylvania House District 97

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Steve Mentzer (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Hample (D) by 29.0 points.

Steve MentzerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%14,746
35.5%8,117
22,863 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+37.21996R+23.82006R+44.52010R+29.02014R+26.32016R+13.32018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET