1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 161
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Peter J. Okeefe (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Edmund Jones (R) by 0.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Peter J. OkeefeDemocrat · winner
50.2%10,024
Edmund JonesRepublican · incumbent
49.8%9,963
19,987 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)