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  PA District 2
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 02
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1996 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1996 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1996 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedChronicler April 11, 2009 12:13pm
Data SourcesPa Manual 1997, p. 7-22 except for the write-ins.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1994
NameChaka Fattah Votes120,553 (85.88%)
Term01/03/1995 - 01/03/1997 Margin100,729 (+71.76%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1998
NameChaka Fattah Votes102,763 (86.53%)
Term01/03/1999 - 01/03/2001 Margin86,762 (+73.05%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 23, 1996 PA District 02 - D Primary
Chaka Fattah
D 52,928
Apr 23, 1996 PA District 02 - R Primary
Larry G. Murphy
R 4,776

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Name (I) Rep. Chaka Fattah Larry G. Murphy (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent  
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Certified Votes 168,887 (87.99%) 23,047 (12.01%) 3 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -145,840 (-75.98%) -168,884 (-87.99%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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