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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 38

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Bernard R. Novak (D) won re-election with 74.1% of the vote, defeating R. Everett Burns (R) by 48.1 points.

Bernard R. NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%12,600
R. Everett BurnsRepublican
25.9%4,409
17,012 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+30.51972D+48.11974D+39.81976D+29.01978

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

The candidates

Bernard R. Novak (D)R. Everett Burns (R)