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1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election?

James C. Greenwood won the 1996 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 8 Election. James C. Greenwood received 133,749 popular votes (59.1%). The main challenger was John P. Murray (35.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Greenwood and Murray

Greenwood +23.8 pts · won by 53,893 votes
James C. GreenwoodRepublicanWINNER59.1%
133,749 votes
John P. MurrayDemocratic35.28%
79,856 votes
Richard J. PiotrowskiLibertarian3.09%
6,991 votes
David A. Boothconstitution2.52%
5,714 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.