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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 131

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

James P. Ritter (D) won re-election with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Philip T. Varricchio (R) by 38.7 points.

James P. RitterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%9,846
30.7%4,352
14,198 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

EvenD+22.71972D+38.71974D+27.61976D+27.81978

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