1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 185
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Anthony Didonato Jr. (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Vacca (R) by 13.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Anthony Didonato Jr.Democrat · winner
56.5%9,340
Frank VaccaRepublican · incumbent
43.5%7,190
16,530 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)