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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 56

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Amos K. Hutchinson (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Baker (R) by 23.6 points.

Amos K. HutchinsonDemocrat · winner
61.8%9,889
Thomas L. BakerRepublican
38.2%6,108
15,998 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+18.41972D+23.61974D+3.71980

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