1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 16
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Henry C. Messinger (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Charles D. Snelling (R) by 35.4 points.
Henry C. MessingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%35,169
Charles D. SnellingRepublican
32.3%16,761
51,945 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