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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Pennsylvania/PA-01
      1996·US House·Pennsylvania·District profile →

      Pennsylvania District 1 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Thomas M Foglietta
      87.5%145,210 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      James D Cella
      12.5%20,734 votes
      Margin
      D+75.0
      165,945 total votes
      3 candidates165,945 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Thomas M FogliettaDEM✓
      		DEM145,21087.5%
      James D CellaREP
      		REP20,73412.5%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+0.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+4.3
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202449.7%49.4%D+0.3473,305
      202051.8%47.2%D+4.6466,243
      201648.5%47.8%D+0.7402,738
      201250.4%49.6%D+0.8370,295
      200853.5%45.3%D+8.2388,234

      Seat History

      US House in Pennsylvania

      2024
      Brian K FitzpatrickREP
      R+12.8
      2022
      Brian K FitzpatrickREP
      R+9.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Brian K FitzpatrickREP
      R+13.1
      2018
      Brian K FitzpatrickREP
      R+2.5
      2016
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+64.4
      2014
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+65.7
      2012
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+69.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+100.0
      2008
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+81.5
      2006
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+100.0
      2004
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+72.9
      2002
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+74.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+76.5
      1998
      Robert A BradyDEM
      D+64.6
      View all US House history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Thomas M FogliettaDEM
      Record9W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      James D CellaREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Pennsylvania, 1996

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