John Perzel Republican Dennis O'Brien Republican The 2006 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all districts being contested.

While initial results of the elections showed the Republicans holding onto a one-seat majority in the state house, the race in the 156th district in Chester County had only 19 votes separating the candidates.

A recount proved decisive in the Democrats' favor with the margin increasing to 28 votes.

[4] This turned control of the state house to the Democrats for the first time since 1994.

As a further note, the pay raise scandal claimed one more high-level victim as Rep. Mike Veon, the Democratic Whip, was defeated for re-election.