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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 112

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

William J. McLane (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Volpe (R) by 3.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

William J. McLaneDemocrat · winner
51.6%9,617
Charles J. VolpeRepublican · incumbent
48.4%9,017
18,634 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+0.21972D+3.21974D+19.71976R+6.91978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)