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1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election?

Chaka Fattah won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 2 Election. Chaka Fattah received 168,887 popular votes (87.99%). The main challenger was Larry G. Murphy (12.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Fattah and Murphy

Fattah +76.0 pts · won by 145,840 votes
Chaka FattahDemocraticWINNER87.99%
168,887 votes
Larry G. MurphyRepublican12.01%
23,047 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.