1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 162
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Patrick B. Gillespie (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating William R. Taylor (R) by 5.1 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Patrick B. GillespieDemocrat · winner
52.6%9,770
William R. TaylorRepublican
47.4%8,819
18,589 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)