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1974Final results

1974 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 4

Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania

Joseph F. Smith (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Stanley F. Mankas (R) by 29.3 points.

Joseph F. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%53,064
35.4%29,042
82,106 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+29.71978D+18.61982D+52.11986D+16.41990D+64.81994D+64.52002

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