1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 165
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Stapleton Jr. (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Donald M. McCurdy (R) by 3.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Thomas J. Stapleton Jr.Democrat · winner
51.7%11,835
Donald M. McCurdyRepublican · incumbent
48.3%11,037
22,872 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)