The 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 5, 1996, to elect the twenty-one members of Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. The elections coincided with the presidential election, other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections were held April 23, 1996.
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District 2
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District 5
Incumbent U.S. Representative William Clinger retired. State Senator John Peterson held the seat for the Republicans.
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- Patrick Conway
- Daniel S. Gordeuk
- Bob Shuster
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District 6
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- Tom Kopel
- Frederick C. Levering
- Steve Trautwein
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District 7
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District 8
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District 9
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District 10
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District 11
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District 12
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District 13
Incumbent U.S. Representative Jon D. Fox defeated Joe Hoeffel by an 84-vote margin.
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District 14
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District 15
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- James Brose
- Edward G. Smith
- Ken Smith
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District 16
Incumbent U.S. Representative Bob Walker retired, with State Representative Joe Pitts holding the seat for the Republicans.
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- Brad S. Fischer
- Stephen R. Gibble
- Karen Martynick
- Pat Sellers
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District 17
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District 18
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District 19
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District 20
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District 21
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- Ron DiNicola, U.S. Marine veteran and Erie County solicitor
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