1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 Pennsylvania election results
Every race on Pennsylvania's ballot in the 1976 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races255
Changed party20
Unopposed9%24 races
Incumbents defeated12
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Jimmy Carter (D) | 2.7 |
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Henry Heinz (R) | 5.6 |
U.S. House
D 17 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-1 | Michael Myers (D) | 48.3 | |
| PA-2 | Robert N. C. Nix (D) | 48.2 | |
| PA-3 | Raymond F. Lederer (D) | 46.8 | |
| PA-4 | Joshua Eilberg (D) | 35.0 | |
| PA-5 | Richard Schulze (R) | 19.1 | |
| PA-6 | Gus Yatron (D) | 48.4 | |
| PA-7 | Bob Edgar (D) | 8.2 | |
| PA-8 | Peter Kostmayer (D) | 0.7 | |
| PA-9 | Bud Shuster (R) | Unopposed | |
| PA-10 | Joseph McDade (R) | 25.1 | |
| PA-11 | Daniel J. Flood (D) | 41.7 | |
| PA-12 | John Murtha (D) | 35.4 | |
| PA-13 | Lawrence Coughlin (R) | 26.8 | |
| PA-14 | William S. Moorhead (D) | 44.6 | |
| PA-15 | Fred B. Rooney (D) | 30.7 | |
| PA-16 | Robert Walker (R) | 25.4 | |
| PA-17 | Allen E. Ertel (D) | 2.2 | |
| PA-18 | Douglas Walgren (D) | 18.9 | |
| PA-19 | William Goodling (R) | 41.2 | |
| PA-20 | Joseph Gaydos (D) | 50.3 | |
| PA-21 | John H. Dent (D) | 18.8 | |
| PA-22 | Austin Murphy (D) | 11.4 | |
| PA-23 | Joseph S. Ammerman (D) | 13.1 | |
| PA-24 | Marc L. Marks (R) | 11.6 | |
| PA-25 | Gary A. Myers (R) | 13.6 |
Pennsylvania State Senate
D 14 · R 11 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Henry J. Cianfrani (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-3 | Herbert Arlene (D) | 73.1 | |
| SD-5 | Charles F. Dougherty (R) | 2.6 | |
| SD-7 | Freeman Hankins (D) | 66.3 | |
| SD-9 | Clarence D. Bell (R) | 2.2 | |
| SD-11 | Michael A. Opake (D) | 51.0 | |
| SD-13 | Richard A. Snyder (R) | 21.8 | |
| SD-15 | George Gekas (R) | 12.7 | |
| SD-17 | Richard A. Tilghman (R) | 19.4 | |
| SD-19 | John Stauffer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | W. Thomas Andrews (R) | 3.2 | |
| SD-23 | Henry Hager (R) | 34.7 | |
| SD-25 | Richard C. Frame (R) | 5.8 | |
| SD-27 | Franklin L. Kury (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-29 | Joseph Gurzenda (D) | 1.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-31 | John D. Hopper (R) | 2.1 | |
| SD-33 | William J. Moore (R) | 14.0 | |
| SD-35 | W. Louis Coppersmith (D) | 9.4 | |
| SD-37 | Mike Schaefer (D) | 4.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-39 | James R. Kelley (D) | 8.7 | |
| SD-41 | Patrick J. Stapleton (D) | 38.8 | |
| SD-43 | James A. Romanelli (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Edward P. Zemprelli (D) | 24.7 | |
| SD-47 | James E. Ross (D) | 43.2 | |
| SD-49 | Quentin R. Orlando (D) | 6.4 |
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
D 119 · R 84 · 18 changed party
Pennsylvania
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab