1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 42
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
H. Sheldon Parker Jr. (R) won re-election with 56.7% of the vote, defeating James H. Waller (D) by 13.5 points.
H. Sheldon Parker Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
56.7%11,590
James H. WallerDemocrat
43.2%8,832
20,436 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)