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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania House District 88

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

John E. Scheaffer (R) won re-election with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Willis R. Kocher (D) by 4.1 points.

John E. ScheafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%8,494
47.9%7,821
16,316 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+30.11972R+4.11974R+10.81976R+14.71978

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