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Pennsylvania House District 196
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
George Margetas won re-election by 19.1 points over Ronald Ruman.
George MargetasRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%15,951
Ronald RumanDemocrat
40.4%10,827
100% of the expected vote counted · 26,778 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ronald RumanGeorge Margetas
$39.1K
Raised by the campaign
$331.9K
$36.5K
Spent by the campaign
$230.8K
$6.8K
Cash on hand
$20.2K
Campaign money: Pennsylvania Department of State, through Oct 18, 2026; Pennsylvania Department of State, through Jun 5, 2026.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State campaign filingsUpdated Jun 5, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ronald Ruman
- <1%
- George Margetas
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+25.4