1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 42
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Eugene F. Scanlon (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating William A. Obricki (R) by 43.3 points.
Eugene F. ScanlonDemocrat · winner
71.6%41,013
William A. ObrickiRepublican
28.3%16,200
57,260 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