1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 34
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Ronald R. Cowell (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Richard James Frankenburg (R) by 10.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Ronald R. CowellDemocrat · winner
55.2%10,184
Richard James FrankenburgRepublican · incumbent
44.7%8,247
18,433 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)