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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 22

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Robert J. Mellow (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating F. Eugene Garvey (R) by 28.1 points.

Robert J. MellowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%52,431
35.9%29,423
81,854 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

EvenD+19.71978D+43.71986D+20.61990D+36.61994D+51.91998D+38.32002

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