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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 55

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Joseph A. Petrarca (D) won re-election with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Jean S. Bash (R) by 40.0 points.

Joseph A. PetrarcaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%10,013
Jean S. BashRepublican
30.0%4,290
14,304 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+17.81972D+40.01974D+33.91978

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