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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 143

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John S. Renninger (R) won re-election with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Wayne C. Smith (D) by 30.0 points.

John S. RenningerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%11,990
Wayne C. SmithDemocrat
33.3%6,305
James M. BerryConstitution
3.4%649
18,946 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+43.21972R+30.01974D+2.81976R+5.21978

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

The candidates

John S. Renninger (R)Wayne C. Smith (D)

Also on the ballot: James M. Berry (Constitution), 3.4%