1974Final results
1974 election for Pennsylvania Senate District 8
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Paul McKinney (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating J. Claude Ross (R) by 51.4 points.
Paul McKinneyDemocrat · winner
75.7%35,341
J. Claude RossRepublican
24.3%11,330
46,671 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