This is the 1974 race. The latest: 2026 →

1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 71

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Patrick A. Gleason (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John J. Symon (D) by 9.8 points.

Patrick A. GleasonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%10,495
45.1%8,627
19,122 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+23.81972R+9.81974D+3.01976R+3.41978D+9.31980D+11.51982

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