1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 81
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Samuel E. Hayes Jr. (R) won re-election with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Giacobello (D) by 43.7 points.
Samuel E. Hayes Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
71.9%11,418
Joseph S. GiacobelloDemocrat
28.1%4,473
15,891 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)