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1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

John E. Peterson won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. John E. Peterson received 116,303 popular votes (60.26%). The main challenger was Ruth C. Rudy (39.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Peterson and Rudy

Peterson +20.6 pts · won by 39,676 votes
John E. PetersonRepublicanWINNER60.26%
116,303 votes
Ruth C. RudyDemocratic39.7%
76,627 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.