The 1996 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on , with all districts being decided. Primary elections were held on April 23, 1996. The term of office for those elected in 1996 began when the House of Representatives convened in January 1997. Pennsylvania State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with all 203 seats up for election every two years.Wikisource:Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1874/Article 2

Despite winning 102 seats in 1994, the Democrats didn't control the chamber, as Democratic State Representative Tom Stish switched affiliation to the Republican Party, giving Republicans control.

Results summary Retiring incumbents Democrats District 42: Gregory Fajt retired to run for State Senate. District 44: Ronald Gamble retired. District 56: Allen Kukovich retired to run for State Senate. District 63: David R. Wright retired. District 71: John N. Wozniak retired to run for State Senate. District 171: Ruth Rudy retired.

Republicans District 5: James R. Merry retired. District 17: David Orr King retired. District 28: Elaine Farmer retired. District 138: Robert Nyce retired to run for Auditor General. District 158: Joe Pitts retired to run for Congress. District 160: Kathrynann Durham retired.

Incumbents defeated in primary

Republicans

District 104: Jeff Haste lost renomination to Mark S. McNaughton.

Primary elections

Democratic primary +1996 Pennsylvania House of Representatives electionsDemocratic primary District Candidates Votes Percent 1 4,631 100.002 3,734 67.11 Ann Skapura DiMarco 1,830 32.89 3No candidate filed for party. 4 3,060 100.005 Bill Knupp 2,989 100.00 6 Ray Kuzmich 1,919 100.0073,25576.27 Mike Pearce 1,013 23.73 8 James C. Coulter 2,189 100.009 6,258 71.63 Angelo A. Papa Jr. 2,479 28.37 10 4,399 100.0011 3,681 77.66 Roman J. Deutsch 1,059 22.34 12No candidate filed for party. 13 Jeff Bullock 1,095 100.00 14 4,337 100.00 15 5,211 100.00 16 5,232 100.0017 Kenneth R. Ammann 2,026 73.49 Jon Stacey Servidio 731 26.51 18 David M. Zane 1,035 100.00 19 4,757 100.00 20 6,157 100.00 21 6,150 100.0022 5,838 58.38 4,162 41.62 23 6,489 100.0024 4,760 67.01 Calvin Clinton Sr. 2,343 32.99 25 4,518 100.00 26 Wilson T. Lambert Jr. 1,065 100.00 27 6,279 100.00 28 Michael C. Smith 2,720 100.00 29 5,297 100.00 30 Tom Sunday 4,402 100.00 31 Joseph E. Hunter 1,011 100.00 32 5,243 100.00 33 4,739 100.0034 4,531 68.22 Thomas Patrick Caulfield 2,111 31.78 35 5,815 100.00 36 6,688 100.00 37 Jonathan L. Price 645 100.0038 4,818 48.05 Kenneth W. Ruffing 2,432 24.25 C. L. Jabbour 2,091 20.85 Patrick Kincaid 687 6.8539 6,710 64.47 Gary J. Matta 3,698 35.53 40 Thomas Kovach 2,629 100.00 41 5,787 100.0042 Coleen Vuono 3,055 50.62 William P. Smith 1,634 27.08 Timothy J. Nieman 1,346 22.3043No candidate filed for party.44 2,813 36.43 Sharon Chauvet Braun 1,978 25.62 Michael A. Iagnemma 954 12.35 Raymond Chappell 656 8.50 Mary Lou Petronsky 548 7.10 Kevin P. Biber 398 5.15 Susan A. Josey 375 4.86 45 6,667 100.00 46 4,684 100.00 47 3,717 100.00 48 5,816 100.0049 6,489 67.85 Alan Benyak 3,075 32.15 50 5,891 100.00 51 4,005 100.0052 4,571 59.46 Eugene G. Saloom 2,013 26.18 Michael J. Cavanagh 1,104 14.36 53 Robert N. Rosenberger 661 100.0054 4,801 53.93 Gary Alexander 4,101 46.07 55 4,555 100.0056 2,799 30.00 Becky Brammell 1,668 17.88 Janice C. Smarto 1,281 13.73 James F. Solomon 1,123 12.04 Joe Ebbitt 751 8.05 Sallie Wolfgang Bradley 595 6.38 Dante J. Bertani 575 6.16 Shirley Darby 539 5.78 57 4,941 100.00 58 5,981 100.0059No candidate filed for party. 60 4,186 100.0061No candidate filed for party. 62 3,673 100.0063 Shirley C. Hager 2,026 47.03 Gerald J. Borovick 1,418 32.92 Ralph D. Seigworth 864 20.0664No candidate filed for party. 65 Sheila Brooker 2,469 100.0066 Peter P. Pape 1,602 41.22 Tom Swab 1,315 33.84 William D. Hrinya 969 24.9467No candidate filed for party.68No candidate filed for party.69 3,359 84.78 Kenneth Warnick 603 15.22 70 Michael P. Clarke 587 100.0071 3,721 49.06 David John Bako 1,864 24.57 Rick T. Farra 929 12.25 Bernie A. Oravec 542 7.15 Frank Rodney Grata 529 6.97 72 7,315 100.00 73 8,204 100.00 74 4,620 100.00 75 4,960 100.00 76 2,796 100.00 77 1,821 100.00 78 John H. Fair 2,116 100.0079No candidate filed for party. 80 John P. Harker 1,621 100.0081No candidate filed for party. 82 Damien F. Henry 1,520 100.0083No candidate filed for party.84No candidate filed for party.85No candidate filed for party. 86 Phil Drumheiser 1,306 100.0087No candidate filed for party. 88 Julius Uehlein 1,840 100.00 89 1,516 100.0090No candidate filed for party. 91 Larry B. Feeser Jr. 1,700 100.00 92 Frank Fortino 1,350 100.00 93 Joseph Joe Sacco 1,577 100.00 94 Sterling L. Fritz 1,360 100.00 95 1,994 100.00 96 1,192 100.00 97 Erik Brown 1,034 100.00 98 George Leyh 974 100.00 99 Donald R. Axon 548 100.00 100 John F. Haser Jr. 526 100.00 101 Paul A. Heise 1,000 100.00102No candidate filed for party.103 1,655 51.21 James H. Porter III 1,149 35.55 Stephen M. Thompson 428 13.24 104 Diane Bowman 2,109 100.00 105 Jack C. Garner 1,754 100.00 106 Mike Pries 1,501 100.00 107 4,109 100.00108No candidate filed for party. 109 3,176 100.00110No candidate filed for party.111No candidate filed for party. 112 3,669 100.00 113 4,310 100.00114No candidate filed for party. 115 5,064 100.00116 1,887 54.51 Gil Degenhart 1,575 45.49117No candidate filed for party. 118 3,984 100.00119 4,908 53.82 4,212 46.18 120 2,557 100.00 121 3,152 100.00122 3,536 67.53 Ted J. Yackera Jr. 1,700 32.47 123 4,267 100.00 124 Dennis Baylor 1,712 100.00 125 Karl Zeller 2,012 100.00 126 2,907 100.00 127 1,871 100.00 128 Jonathan F. Meter 1,892 100.00 129 Cathleen Palm 1,639 100.00 130 Kevin G. Poole 1,302 100.00131 Kurt J. Derr 1,932 69.87 Peter J. Antonsen 833 30.13 132 Daniel K. McCarthy 1,937 100.00133 2,767 72.80 William Guillermo Lopez Jr. 1,034 27.20134No candidate filed for party. 135 3,513 100.00136 2,358 70.28 Rusandra Sandy DePaul 584 17.41 Carol Weaver 413 12.31 137 Ritchey J. Ricci 2,201 100.00138 Marilyn Lieberman 1,559 63.63 Ira J. Faro 891 36.37139No candidate filed for party. 140 2,248 100.00 141 2,351 100.00 142 Robert C. Sooby 1,403 100.00 143 Melissa V. Bond 1,427 100.00144No candidate filed for party. 145 Suzanne Hendricks 1,000 100.00 146 Bill Fontaine 729 100.00147No candidate filed for party. 148 Joseph McCaffrey 1,460 100.00149 Connie Williams 1,626 77.76 Angelo C. Faragalli 465 22.24150No candidate filed for party. 151 F. Lydell Clark 871 100.00 152 Elinda Fishman Kiss 794 100.00 153 Alex Katz 1,226 100.00 154 3,625 100.00155No candidate filed for party.156No candidate filed for party. 157 Linda Else Leighbody 1,019 100.00158No candidate filed for party. 159 931 100.00160 Ben Lopchinsky 777 62.66 Harry L. Seth 463 37.34 161 Nick Anastasio 1,398 100.00162 Dorothy Gallagher 1,113 100.00 163 Ron Morin 1,274 100.00 164 Carol A. Purfield 1,133 100.00 165 Joan Coper 1,448 100.00 166 2,419 100.00167No candidate filed for party. 168 Wilma Hutcheson-Williams 1,225 100.00 169 Michael McGuigan 1,312 100.00 170 Michael J. Rowley 1,496 100.00 171 Keith Bierly 2,598 100.00 172 Michelle McMenamin 2,828 100.00 173 3,209 100.00 174 4,229 100.00 175 3,116 100.00176No candidate filed for party.177 Anthony W. Farnon Jr. 1,096 50.86 James Flanagan 1,059 49.14178No candidate filed for party. 179 2,736 100.00180 3,174 66.96 Sandy C. Acosta 1,400 29.54 Mike Bunk 166 3.50 181 5,301 100.00 182 4,940 100.00183 Frank W. Yandrisevits 2,122 49.01 Robert G. Klock 1,847 42.66 Martin W. Sabo 361 8.34 184 3,932 100.00185 3,456 79.72 Nicholas Picuri 879 20.28 186 5,305 100.00187 Arlene Dabrow 1,143 59.87 Brian P. Husowitz 766 40.13188 3,624 53.33 Rufus Lynch 2,215 32.60 Curtis Clark 956 14.07 189 1,609 100.00190 4,413 61.42 Al Spivey Jr. 2,772 38.58 191 4,463 100.00 192 6,481 100.00 193 Carol A. Minnich 1,470 100.00 194 3,756 100.00 195 4,807 100.00 196 Barbara J. Spangler 2,232 100.00 197 6,645 100.00 198 5,521 100.00 199 Bill Sloane 1,492 100.00 200 5,979 100.00 201 5,644 100.00 202 4,450 100.00 203 5,882 100.00

Republican primary