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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 5

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

David S. Hayes (R) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Gregory D. Lessig (D) by 24.9 points.

David S. HayesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.5%9,851
37.5%5,922
15,773 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

EvenR+41.61972R+24.91974R+6.61976R+26.11978R+16.81980R+29.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET