1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 40
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Edward M. Early (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Fleming (R) by 31.0 points.
Edward M. EarlyDemocrat · winner
65.1%51,142
Robert D. FlemingRepublican · incumbent
34.1%26,810
Lois J. McCueOther party
0.8%624
78,614 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