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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 18

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Edward F. Burns Jr. (R) won re-election with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Curran (D) by 5.9 points.

Edward F. Burns Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
53.0%9,097
47.0%8,078
17,178 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+13.81972R+5.91974R+19.81976R+35.51978

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