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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 181

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Ulysses Shelton (D) won re-election with 85.2% of the vote, defeating Clarence Thompson (R) by 72.8 points.

Ulysses SheltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.2%6,808
Clarence ThompsonRepublican
12.4%989
Celia TurnerOther party
2.5%197
7,994 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

EvenD+73.11972D+72.81974D+81.61976D+76.41978

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

The candidates

Ulysses Shelton (D)Clarence Thompson (R)

Also on the ballot: Celia Turner (Other party), 2.5%