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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 61

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Patrick J. McGinnis (R) won re-election with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Theodore Langendorf (D) by 23.7 points.

Patrick J. McGinnisRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%10,415
38.2%6,426
16,841 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+18.11972R+23.71974R+6.11976R+17.31978

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