1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 85
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Reno H. Thomas (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Weldon E. Swartz (D) by 39.6 points.
Reno H. ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.8%10,637
Weldon E. SwartzDemocrat
30.2%4,603
15,240 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET