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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 197

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joel J. Johnson (D) won re-election with 83.7% of the vote, defeating Gladys B. Bond (R) by 69.0 points.

Joel J. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.7%7,353
Gladys B. BondRepublican
14.7%1,288
Lewis SparksOther party
1.7%149
8,790 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+69.61972D+69.01974D+84.71976D+67.51978

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

The candidates

Joel J. Johnson (D)Gladys B. Bond (R)

Also on the ballot: Lewis Sparks (Other party), 1.7%